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Bifurcation lesions

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The percutaneous treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions is very dynamic with an ongoing evolution in clinical approaches and techniques and the management of more complex cases continuing to evolve. Keep up-to-date about all these changes along with the latest research and devices as well as advances in imaging, the use of adjunctive pharmacotherapy, vascular access or understanding bleeding risks. Use the filters below to access PCRonline resources.

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Definitions and standardized endpoints for treatment of coronary bifurcations: Bif-ARC

03 Jun 2022

The current consensus document, which is prepared by the collaboration of the most renowned interventional cardiology societies and academic research organizations, aims to provide standardized definitions for bifurcation lesions.

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Ali Nazmi Calik
Definitions and standardized endpoints for treatment of coronary bifurcations: Bif-ARC

Pearls and pitfalls of Culotte stenting

20 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Watch this session dedicated to Culotte stenting to learn all you need to know about this procedure: discover how to perform it, what are its technical pitfalls and solutions, and more!

Pearls and pitfalls of Culotte stenting

Pearls and pitfalls of TAP stenting

20 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Watch this video on T and small protrusion (TAP) stenting to learn more about the steps of the intervention, the technical pitfalls and solutions, as well as the limitations of angiography to accurately assess stent geometry.

Pearls and pitfalls of TAP stenting

Pearls and pitfalls of DK Crush stenting

20 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Watch this video on double kissing (DK) Crush stenting to learn about the steps of this technique, as well as its advantages and limitations for complex bifurcation lesions.

Pearls and pitfalls of DK Crush stenting

Pearls and pitfalls of provisional stenting

20 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Watch this video to learn all about the pearls and pitfalls of provisional stenting: discover the steps of the procedure, the specific technical difficulties and solutions, as well as the limitations of angiography to assess stent geometry.

Pearls and pitfalls of provisional stenting

Left main bifurcation stenting

19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Let's study, LIVE from Massy, France, the case of a 76-year-old man, hypertensive, dyslipidemic, who presented apical necrosis without ischemia in 2017, asymptomatic, referred for myocardial scintigraphy, and find out more about performing LM PCI, using imaging to guide the procedure.

Left main bifurcation stenting

Our patient with a bifurcation lesion

19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Watch this session to improve your skills in adapting bifurcation stenting strategy to the underlying anatomy, in performing the stepwise layered provisional strategy for the majority of bifurcations, and in understanding when to treat a bifurcation with two stents.

Our patient with a bifurcation lesion

How to tackle complex bifurcation lesions

19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Learn how to manage complex bifurcation lesions by viewing cases dealing with a multitude of solutions, techniques and devices, including the DK crush technique, the novel SPAS device and many more. 

How to tackle complex bifurcation lesions

How to approach complex and calcified coronary lesions

19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Discover the added value of imaging in complex left main PCI, the impact of robotization in severely calcified left main lesions and the use of directional rotational atherectomy for calcified nodule of left main bifurcation in these cases on complex and calcified coronary lesions!

How to approach complex and calcified coronary lesions

Complex heart problems in cancer patients

19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

TAVI and thrombocytopenia, TAVI, CAD and hepatocarcinoma, or even severe aortic regurgitation and ovarian cancer with infective endocarditis: analyze the case of different cancer patients to be treated for cardiac pathologies in this session from EuroPCR 2022.

Complex heart problems in cancer patients