Stepwise provisional versus systematic culotte for stenting of true coronary bifurcation lesions: five-year follow-up of the multicentre randomised EBC TWO Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The multicentre European Bifurcation Club Trial (EBC TWO) showed no significant differences in 12-month clinical outcomes between patients randomised to a provisional stenting strategy or systematic culotte stenting in non-left main true bifurcations.

Aims

This study aimed to investigate the 5-year clinical results of the EBC TWO Trial.

Methods

A total of 200 patients undergoing stent implantation for non-left main bifurcation lesions were recruited into EBC TWO. Inclusion criteria required a side branch diameter ≥2.5 mm and side branch lesion length >5 mm. Five-year follow-up was completed for 197 patients. The primary endpoint was the composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, or target vessel revascularisation.

Results

The mean side

SUBMITTER: Arunothayaraj S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10333921 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature