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NOBLE Trial.

Nordic-Baltic-British Left Main Revascularisation trial. Compared PCI to CABG for left main coronary disease and found CABG was superior over five years. Along with EXCEL, informs the treatment debate for left main disease.

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What is noble trial?

Nordic-Baltic-British Left Main Revascularisation trial. Compared PCI to CABG for left main coronary disease and found CABG was superior over five years. Along with EXCEL, informs the treatment debate for left main disease.

Related Terms

Related glossary terms.

EXCEL Trial
Evaluation of XIENCE versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascu...
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...
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