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State‐of‐the‐art percutaneous coronary interventions applied to the treatment of bifurcation lesions: Are we there yet?
Author(s) -
Cheney Amy,
Dean Larry S.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.29085
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , bifurcation , percutaneous coronary intervention , target lesion , cardiology , psychological intervention , lesion , cohort , radiology , surgery , myocardial infarction , physics , quantum mechanics , nonlinear system , psychiatry
Key Points Treatment of bifurcation lesions has advanced with the development of second‐generation drug‐eluting stents and state‐of‐the‐art percutaneous coronary interventions techniques. This subanalysis of SYNTAX II demonstrates similar major adverse cardiac or cerebrovascular events in patients with bifurcation and nonbifurcation lesions, with a trend toward higher target lesion failure in the bifurcation cohort. The results, while compelling, require larger studies with longer follow‐up, stratified by bifurcation strategy.