Coronary bifurcations are frequent and account for approximately 20% of all percutaneous
coronary interventions. Nonetheless, they remain one of the most challenging lesion subsets …

Contemporary clinical trials, registries, and meta-analyses, supported by recent results from
the EXCEL (Everolimus-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery …

Background: There are limited data regarding the impact of final kissing balloon (FKI) in
patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention using ultrathin stents in left main or …

Aims We sought to capture the daily practice of bifurcation stenting by means of a worldwide
registry and to investigate how post-implantation deployment techniques influence clinical …

Background: The appropriate duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) and risk-benefit
ratio for long-term DAPT in patients with left main (LM) disease undergoing percutaneous …

Aims: We aimed to investigate the influence of the guidewire recrossing point on the
incidence of incomplete stent apposition (ISA) after kissing balloon dilatation (KBD), and …

The KBI (kissing balloon inflation) technique is considered the default strategy for the two-
stent approach in real world practice. Studies comparing KBI and No-KBI in patients …

Coronary bifurcation lesions account for 15%-20% of all percutaneous coronary
interventions and are associated with greater procedural complexity and consequently at …

Background The optimal side branch (SB) treatment strategy after simple crossover stenting
in bifurcation lesions is still controversial. Objectives The purpose of this study was to …

During the coronary bifurcation intervention procedure, imaging including intravascular
ultrasound and optical coherence tomography is essential to provide precise anatomy of the …