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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1405-9940</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Archivos de cardiología de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Arch. Cardiol. Méx.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-9940</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1405-99402018000200083</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1016/j.acmx.2016.07.003</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Intervención coronaria percutánea del tronco no protegido de la coronaria izquierda comparada con cirugía de revascularización coronaria; experiencia de 3 años en el Instituto Nacional de Cardiología]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Percutaneous coronary intervention of unprotected left main coronary compared with coronary artery bypass grafting; 3 years of experience in the National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Aguilar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Abundes-Velasco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arturo]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Eid-Lidt]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Guering]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Piña-Reyna]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yigal]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gaspar-Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Eugenio Espejo Servicio de Angiografía, ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Quito]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Dr. Ignacio Chávez Departamento de Cardiología Intervencionista ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>88</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>83</fpage>
<lpage>92</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-99402018000200083&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-99402018000200083&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-99402018000200083&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Antecedentes:  El mejor método para el tratamiento de la revascularización de la lesión del tronco no protegido de la coronaria izquierda es un tema de creciente interés.  Método:  Se realizaron un total de 2,439 intervenciones coronarias percutáneas (ICP) durante 3 años; se incluyeron los pacientes con lesión del tronco no protegido de la coronaria izquierda (TCI; n = 48) y se compararon con pacientes a los que se realizó cirugía de revascularización coronaria (CRVC; n = 50). Se analizaron los eventos cardiovasculares en fase hospitalaria y extrahospitalaria. El promedio de seguimiento fue de 16 meses.  Resultados:  El riesgo cardiovascular fue mayor en pacientes con ICP; log EuroSCORE (16 ± 21 vs. 5 ± 6, p = 0.001), Syntax clínico (77 ± 74 vs. 53 ± 39, p = 0.04). Los pacientes del grupo de ICP presentaron al ingreso con más frecuencia infarto con elevación del ST (IMCEST) y con choque cardiogénico. Los eventos hospitalarios fueron similares en ICP y CRVC (14% vs. 18%, p = 0.64). El IMCEST fue menos frecuente en el grupo de ICP (0% vs. 10%, p = 0.03. Los eventos cardiovasculares fueron menores en el grupo de ICP (2.3% vs. 18%, p = 0.01) y hubo una disminución de la muerte general y cardiaca (2.3% vs. 12%, p = 0.08 y 2.3% vs. 8%, p = 0.24), al excluir los pacientes con choque cardiogénico como presentación. En la fase extrahospitalaria los eventos fueron similares en ICP y CRVC (15% vs. 12%, p = 0.46). La supervivencia sin eventos cardiovasculares, muerte general y cardiaca fueron comparables entre los grupos (log rank, p = 0.38, p = 0.44 y p = 0.16).  Conclusión:  Pese a que los pacientes de ICP mostraron un perfil de riesgo mayor que los de CRVC, la seguridad y eficacia intrahospitalaria y extrahospitalaria fueron similares. © 2016 Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez. Publicado por Masson Doyma México S.A. Este es un artículo Open Access bajo la licencia CC BY-NC-ND (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background:  The best revascularisation method of the unprotected left main artery is a current and evolving topic.  Methods:  A total of 2439 percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) were registered during a 3-year period. The study included all the patients with PCI of the unprotected left main coronary (n = 48) and matched with patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) (n = 50). Major adverse cerebral and cardiac events (MACCE) were assessed within the hospital and in outpatients during a 16 month follow up.  Results:  The cardiovascular risk was greater in the PCI group; logEuroSCORE 16 ± 21 vs. 5 ± 6, P = .001; clinical Syntax 77 ± 74 vs 53 ± 39, P = .04. On admission, the PCI group of patients had a higher frequency of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and cardiogenic shock. The MACCE were similar in both groups (14% vs. 18%, P = .64). STEMI was less frequent in the PCI group (0% vs. 10%, P = .03). Cardiovascular events were lower in the PCI group (2.3% vs. 18%, P = .01), and there was a decrease in general and cardiac mortality (2.3% vs. 12%, P = .08 y 2.3% vs. 8%, P = .24), on excluding the patients with cardiogenic shock as a presentation. MACCE were similar in both groups in the out-patient phase (15% vs. 12%, P = .46). Survival without MACCE, general and cardiac death were comparable between groups (log rank, P = .38, P = .44 and P = .16, respectively).  Conclusion:  Even though the clinical and periprocedural risk profile of the PCI patients were higher, the in-hospital and out-hospital efficacy and safety were comparable with CABG. © 2016 Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez. Published by Masson Doyma México S.A. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Intervencionismo coronario percutáneo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Tronco no protegido de coronaria izquierda]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cirugía de revascularización coronaria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Seguridad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Eficacia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[México]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Percutaneous coronary intervention]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Unprotected left main coronary artery]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Coronary artery bypass grafting]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Safety]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Efficacy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mexico]]></kwd>
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