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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.
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Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/cirugía , Vasos Coronarios/cirugía , Stents Liberadores de Fármacos , Intervención Coronaria Percutánea/normas , Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto , Angiografía Coronaria , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/diagnóstico , Vasos Coronarios/diagnóstico por imagen , Humanos , Intervención Coronaria Percutánea/métodos , Diseño de Prótesis , Factores de RiesgoRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the long-term clinical outcomes of second-generation drug-eluting stent (2G-DES) implantation for the treatment of complex unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) bifurcation lesions with different two-stent techniques. BACKGROUND: Several two-stent techniques for ULMCA bifurcation lesions have been described. However, a paucity of data exists regarding the optimal strategy, especially in the 2G-DES era. METHODS: The FAILS-2 registry enrolled 1270 consecutive patients treated for ULMCA stenosis with 2G-DES. We compared long-term outcomes of different two-stent strategies in patients who underwent PCI for complex ULMCA bifurcation disease. The primary endpoints were the incidence of death and major adverse cardiac events (MACE, defined as a composite of all-cause death, myocardial infarction [MI], target-lesion revascularization [TLR], and stent thrombosis [ST]) at long-term follow-up. RESULTS: A total of 238 patients were included in the present analysis. T-stenting strategy was used in 66 patients, mini-crush in 104 patients, and culotte in 68 patients. After a median follow-up of 2.27 years, death rates were comparable for the three techniques (9.3% T-stenting vs 9.0% mini-crush vs 4.5% culotte [P=.48]). MACE rates were also similar between the three groups (22% T-stenting vs 26% mini-crush vs 31% culotte [P=.50]). Finally, we showed no differences in MI, ST, and TLR rates between groups. At multivariate analysis, no significant advantage of one technique over the others was observed. CONCLUSION: T-stenting, mini-crush, and culotte techniques using 2G-DES for ULMCA bifurcation disease showed similar clinical outcomes at long-term follow-up. MACE rates were mainly driven by in-stent restenosis at the circumflex ostium.
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Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/cirugía , Vasos Coronarios/cirugía , Stents Liberadores de Fármacos , Intervención Coronaria Percutánea/métodos , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/epidemiología , Sistema de Registros , Anciano , Angiografía Coronaria , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/diagnóstico , Vasos Coronarios/diagnóstico por imagen , Europa (Continente) , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Incidencia , Japón/epidemiología , Masculino , Diseño de Prótesis , Estudios Retrospectivos , Factores de Riesgo , Factores de TiempoRESUMEN
Bifurcation lesions are a therapeutic challenge in the interventional treatment of coronary artery disease. Thus, consideration of anatomical aspects and selection of the most appropriate strategy for an individual bifurcation have an impact on the interventional outcome. Accordingly, assessment of the type of bifurcation stenosis, including the relevance of the side branches, vessel diameter and the angle between the two branches are critical for the optimal choice of interventional strategy. The fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a parameter that provides a measure of the severity of coronary stenosis and despite some limitations, FFR can be applied to bifurcation lesions. In addition, intravascular imaging tools, such as intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) can be used to determine anatomical configurations.