1. Treatment strategies for coronary bifurcation lesions made easy in the current era by introduction of the BIFURCAID app.
- Author
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Selan JC, Yoshimura T, Bhatheja S, Sharma SK, and Kini AS
- Subjects
- Coronary Angiography, Coronary Artery Disease diagnosis, Coronary Vessels diagnostic imaging, Humans, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention methods, Prosthesis Design, Risk Factors, Coronary Artery Disease surgery, Coronary Vessels surgery, Drug-Eluting Stents, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention standards, Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Abstract
Coronary bifurcation lesions account for 15-20% of all percutaneous coronary interventions. Percutaneous revascularization of these lesions is technically challenging and results in lower success rates than nonbifurcation lesions. There are unique procedural considerations and techniques that are employed in the percutaneous revascularization of these lesions. Our objective is to define the procedural complexities of treating coronary bifurcation lesions and describe the leading provisional and dedicated two stent techniques used to optimize procedural and clinical results, as described in the BIFURCAID app.
- Published
- 2019
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