Bifurcation lesions

Nailing the ostium of LAD, although technically challenging, can be precisely done with mandatory intracoronary imaging. It is essential to rule out disease extension into left main artery as, otherwise, cross over LM-LAD stenting strategy would be preferable. CTCA can help the interventionist plan the PCI,...

Learn more about troubleshooting and tailor-made treatment combining 2D and 3D OCT thanks to this image in cardiology!

OCT provides information of the accuracy of every maneuver performed during the treatment of bifurcation lesions. We can clearly see if the POT achieves proximal stent apposition, if the side branch wire crosses through the correct cell, and the impact of final kissing-balloon inflation on stent geometry.

A 71-year-old male presented with angina (CCS 2), normal left ventricular function, and mitral stenosis. Coronary angiography revealed severe ostial stenosis of the circumflex artery and a significant LAD/diagonal bifurcation lesion (Medina 0.1.1).

The operators performed balloon valvuloplasty to treat the mitral stenosis, followed by LAD/diagonal PCI....

Join G. Stankovic, J. Flensted, B.-K. Koo and J. Legutko to evaluate the role of systematic side branch intervention in left main and non-left main provisional stenting and much more!

A 73-year-old male with complex recurrent in-stent restenosis of the left main underwent an innovative treatment approach. Six-month follow-up revealed remarkable recovery and positive remodelling. Discover how Piotr Buszman and Mateusz Kachel tackled this challenging case.

Aaysha Cader provides her take on the DCB-BIF Trial presented by Shao-Liang Chen at TCT 2024 in Washington.

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A 72-year-old lady with dyslipidemia, hypertension and aspirin intolerance presented an NSTEMI. The coronary angiography showed a distal CX occlusion and a long calcified significant stenosis on proximal LAD with LAD/D3 bifurcation lesion, and a reduced LV function (47%).
Watch the operators as they perform an important...

Follow this case of a 65-year-old male with hypertension, a smoker with increasing angina. The coronary angiography found ostial calcified LAD and Circonflex confirmed by IVUS, with a preserved LV function.
The operators decided to perform a PCI of the distal left main with the DK-Crush technique...