TY - JOUR
T1 - Provisional stenting or not provisional stenting
T2 - Seven critical points for bifurcations treatment with a glimpse on left main bifurcation stenting
AU - Iorio, Riccardo
AU - Cereda, Alberto
AU - Vecchia, Augustin
AU - Romagnoli, Enrico
AU - Cioffi, Paolo
AU - Chiricolo, Gaetano
AU - Sangiorgi, Giuseppe
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - Stenting of coronary bifurcation lesions represents a challenge for the interventional cardiologist. A bifurcation lesion could be treated with several techniques. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to decide the strategical approach at the beginning of the procedure evaluating the patient’s bifurcation anatomy, the angle between main and side branch, plaque burden at the level of the carina, and size of the side branch. Although it is clear that all bifurcation’s treatment techniques have each one their advantages and disadvantages, provisional stenting remains the gold-standard technique, because it leaves the possibility to switch to other technical solutions with optimal angiographic and long-term clinical results. In this review different tips and tricks for left main and bifurcation stenting are debated.
AB - Stenting of coronary bifurcation lesions represents a challenge for the interventional cardiologist. A bifurcation lesion could be treated with several techniques. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to decide the strategical approach at the beginning of the procedure evaluating the patient’s bifurcation anatomy, the angle between main and side branch, plaque burden at the level of the carina, and size of the side branch. Although it is clear that all bifurcation’s treatment techniques have each one their advantages and disadvantages, provisional stenting remains the gold-standard technique, because it leaves the possibility to switch to other technical solutions with optimal angiographic and long-term clinical results. In this review different tips and tricks for left main and bifurcation stenting are debated.
KW - Heart
KW - Review
KW - Stents
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U2 - 10.23736/S2724-5683.20.05294-9
DO - 10.23736/S2724-5683.20.05294-9
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32996303
AN - SCOPUS:85111949300
VL - 69
SP - 322
EP - 330
JO - Minerva Cardiology and Angiology
JF - Minerva Cardiology and Angiology
SN - 2724-5772
IS - 3
ER -