Percutaneous coronary intervention for bifurcation coronary lesions: the 15^th consensus document from the European Bifurcation Club.

ABSTRACT: The 15th European Bifurcation Club (EBC) meeting was held in Barcelona in October 2019. It facilitated a renewed consensus on coronary bifurcation lesions (CBL) and unprotected left main (LM) percutaneous interventions. Bifurcation stenting techniques continue to be refined, developed and tested. It remains evident that a provisional approach with optional side branch treatment utilising T, T and small protrusion (TAP) or culotte continues to provide flexible options for the majority of CBL patients. Debate persists regarding the optimal treatment of side branches, including assessment of clinical significance and thresholds for bail-out treatment. In more complex CBL, especially those involving the LM, adoption of dedicated two-stent techniques should be considered. Operators using such t

SUBMITTER: Burzotta F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8919527 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature