Effectiveness of Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation for the Treatment of Ostial Left Anterior Descending Artery Stenosis With Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance
Ki-Bae Seung, MD*,
Young-Hak Kim, MD ,
Duk-Woo Park, MD ,
Bong-Ki Lee, MD ,
Cheol Whan Lee, MD ,
Myeong-Ki Hong, MD ,
Pum-Joon Kim, MD*,
Wook-Sung Chung, MD*,
Seung-Jea Tahk, MD ,
Seong-Wook Park, MD and
Seung-Jung Park, MD ,*
* Catholic University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Korea

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Figure 1 Comparison of the cumulative distribution curves for minimal luminal diameter between the patients who received sirolimus-eluting stents and bare-metal stents before and immediately after the intervention and at six months follow-up.
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