A provisional approach to stenting left main bifurcation lesions is noninferior to an upfront two-stent strategy, according to results of the EBC MAIN study. At 1 year, the primary composite endpoint ...

Aim: The present study aimed to assess the benefits of two-stent techniques for patients with DEFINITION criteria-defined complex coronary bifurcation lesions. Methods and Results: In total, 653 ...

PARIS, France—A stepwise, provisional approach to PCI in bifurcation lesions continues to offer similar outcomes compared with a strategy in which two stents are the plan from the outset. Here at ...

The goal of the trial was to evaluate the routine use of the "crush" technique compared with provisional side-branch T-stenting for the treatment of coronary bifurcations. After diagnostic coronary ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 30, 2013 – A new clinical trial shows that a two-stent technique for treatment of bifurcation lesions with a large stenotic side branch was not associated with significant ...

Using a provisional rather than a planned two-stent strategy for coronary bifurcation stenting may halve long-term mortality, pooled study data show. Five-year mortality was 3.8% in the 447 patients ...