Stenting techniques for coronary bifurcation disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis demonstrates superiority of double-kissing crush in complex lesions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was aimed to compare different stenting techniques for coronary bifurcation disease (CBD).

Background

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains controversial for CBD; over the years, several stent techniques for bifurcation lesions have been used. Current guidelines recommend a provisional single-stent strategy as the preferred method for coronary artery bifurcation lesions. However, several randomized controlled trials (RCT) indicated that two-stent techniques showed better clinical outcomes.

Methods

We systematically searched Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science to include RCTs. The primary endpoint was the major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE). Secondary outcomes were cardiac death, myocardial infarction (MI), target-lesion or target-v

SUBMITTER: Wang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9242927 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature