Patient eligibility
Inclusion Criteria
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Patient is шϭϴ years old
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Clinical evidence of ischemic heart disease
and / or a positive functional study.
Documented stable angina pectoris, or
documented silent ischemia
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Single de noǀo lesion ǁith ш5Ϭ% and <ϵϬ%
stenosis in 1 coronary artery
Exclusion Criteria
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Documented left ventricular ejection
fraction ;LVEFͿ ч 3Ϭ%
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Unstable angina pectoris (Braunwald Class
A I-III)
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Three-vessel coronary artery disease
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Evidence of myocardial infarction within
72 hours prior to the index procedure
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Total occlusion (TIMI 0 or 1)
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Target lesion is located in or supplied by
an arterial or venous bypass graft
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Target lesion involves a side branch
>2.0mm in diameter
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Unprotected Left main coronary artery
disease (stenosis >50%)