A 47-year-old man with a positive exercise test underwent coronary angiography that showed 90% ostial left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis. The patient opted for medical therapy and included a Chinese herbal remedy that contained Ganoderma lucidum. After 2.5 years, angiography showed spontaneous regression of his coronary artery lesion.
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