Left main and multivessel disease

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The left main coronary artery provides the primary source of blood flow to the left ventricle. Diseases affecting the left main, by itself or in combination with multivessel disease, place the patient at significant risk for life-threatening cardiovascular events. Treatment requires an understanding of all available tools, devices and techniques, like those employed in invasive imaging and functional assessment, as well as taking into account underlying comorbidities such as diabetes. Advances in imaging techniques, as well as the use of adjunctive pharmacotherapy, vascular access or invasive interventions such as bypass surgery, are important, as are understanding bleeding risks. Use the filters below to access PCRonline resources.

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CABG or PCI?

05 Oct 2021

Find out more about the case of a 72-year-old male, very active, previous smoker with hypertension, who underwent a stress echo for dyspnea on exertion...

Reviewers:

Michele Pighi et Flavio Luciano Ribichini

Prof. Thomas Cuisset

Author

Thomas Cuisset
Pierre Deharo

Author

Pierre Deharo

Author

Jérôme Ferrara
CABG or PCI? Heart team and patient decision

A Medina 1-1-1 unprotected LM bifurcation in a transplanted heart

10 Aug 2021

Find out more about the case of a 70-year-old male with previous heart transplantation at 48 yo due to IHD, claudication of the right leg, and PTA of iliac arteries...

M. Pighi

Author

Michele Pighi

Author

Flavio Luciano Ribichini
Medina 1-1-1 unprotected LM bifurcation in a transplanted heart

Bubble trouble: aortic air embolization and de-embolization during coronary angiography

09 Aug 2021

Air embolism (AE) is a rare complication during interventional procedures and one of the most scaring for interventional cardiologists. Air bubbles in the coronary circulation often result in ischemic symptoms, vasospasm, and even cardiac arrest. In addition, arrhythmias are common and closely related to the coronary ...

Bubbles trouble: Aortic Air embolization and de embolization during coronary angiography

Optical coherence tomography to guide percutaneous coronary intervention of the left main coronary artery: the LEMON study

08 Jul 2021

The aim of the LEMON study was to assess the applicability of a predefined standardized protocol, which included three OCT runs.

Reviewer

Mila Kovacevic
Dejan Milasinovic

Reviewer

Dejan Milasinovic
OCT to guide PCI of LMCA: the LEMON study

Operator volumes and in-hospital outcomes: an analysis of 7,740 rotational atherectomy procedures from the BCIS national database

05 Jul 2021

Find out more about the results of this analysis which suggest that operator experience may be an important effect modifier in ROTA-PCI.

Nicola Ryan

Reviewer

Nicola Ryan
Operator volumes and in-hospital outcomes: an analysis of 7,740 rotational atherectomy procedures from the BCIS national database

A step-by-step protected high-risk PCI with the Impella CP

06 Jul 2021

Find out more about the case of an 85-year-old male with dyslipidemia, former smoker with previous cardiovascular events, symptomatic for worsening epigastric pain and shortness of breath...

Gabriele Pesarini

Author

Gabriele Pesarini

Author

Flavio Luciano Ribichini
A step-by-step protected high-risk PCI with the Impella CP

EBC MAIN Late-breaking trial analysis

13 Jun 2021

Examination of the study methodology and results according to the PICOT principle, SWOT analysis and real-world applicability of the EBC MAIN trial presented at EuroPCR 2021.

EBC MAIN Late-breaking trial analysis

EuroPCR 2021 Hotlines / Late-Breaking Trials in bifurcation lesions: EBC MAIN and more!

21 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Find out more about various studies & registries in bifurcation lesions:

  • EBC MAIN - the European Bifurcation Club Left Main Coronary Bifurcation Study
  • Clinical Outcomes after Physiology-Guided Treatment of Coronary Bifurcations
EuroPCR 2021 Hotlines / Late-Breaking Trials in bifurcation lesions: EBC MAIN and more!

Why physiology and co-reg is helpful in treating patients with multivessel disease/diffused disease

20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session presented by Sukhjinder Nijjer, Nick Curzen, Rasha Al-Lamee and Sayan Sen in order to learn about the new pressure guide wire OmniWire and workflow enhancement with Azurion and IntraSight, to understand how "interventional physiology" can guide PCI in diffuse, multivessel coronary artery disease, and to learn how...

Why physiology and co-reg is helpful in treating patients with multivessel disease/diffused disease

Sustained Limus release, redefining indications for drug-eluting balloons

20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session presented by Bernardo Cortese, Kambis Mashayekhi, Jonas Häner and Tuomas Rissanen in order to understand how sustained Limus release technology can broaden DEB indications, to learn how SELUTION SLR sustained Limus DEB performs in daily clinical practice, and to know more about the importance of sustained Limus release technology...

Sustained Limus release, redefining indications for drug-eluting balloons