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EXCEL Trial.

Evaluation of XIENCE versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization trial. Compared PCI with drug-eluting stents to CABG for left main coronary disease. Results continue to inform Heart Team decisions.

Definition

What is excel trial?

Evaluation of XIENCE versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization trial. Compared PCI with drug-eluting stents to CABG for left main coronary disease. Results continue to inform Heart Team decisions.

Related Terms

Related glossary terms.

Left Main Disease
Significant narrowing of the left main coronary artery, which supplies blood to roughly two-third...
CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. An open-heart surgery that creates new routes for blood to flow ...
PCI
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, also called coronary angioplasty with stenting. A catheter-ba...
NOBLE Trial
Nordic-Baltic-British Left Main Revascularisation trial. Compared PCI to CABG for left main coron...
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