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PCI in the left internal mammary artery
Intervention in left main coronary artery disease
PCI in the patient with severely depressed ventricular function
PCI in the angulated or tortuous lesion
PCI in the patient with refractory ventricular arrhythmia
Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
Hybrid coronary revascularization
PCI in the long lesion