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Lunardi M, Louvard Y, Lefèvre T, Stankovic G, Burzotta F, Kassab GS, Lassen JF, Darremont O, Garg S, Koo BK, Holm NR, Johnson TW, Pan M, Chatzizisis YS, Banning AP, Chieffo A, Dudek D, Hildick-Smith D, Garot J, Henry TD, Dangas G, Stone G, Krucoff MW, Cutlip D, Mehran R, Wijns W, Sharif F, Serruys PW, Onuma Y. Definitions and Standardized Endpoints for Treatment of Coronary Bifurcations. EUROINTERVENTION 2023; 19:e807-e831. [PMID: 35583108 PMCID: PMC10687650 DOI: 10.4244/eij-e-22-00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
The Bifurcation Academic Research Consortium (Bif-ARC) project originated from the need to overcome the paucity of standardization and comparability between studies involving bifurcation coronary lesions. This document is the result of a collaborative effort between academic research organizations and the most renowned interventional cardiology societies focused on bifurcation lesions in Europe, the United States, and Asia. This consensus provides standardized definitions for bifurcation lesions; the criteria to judge the side branch relevance; the procedural, mechanistic, and clinical endpoints for every type of bifurcation study; and the follow-up methods. Considering the complexity of bifurcation lesions and their evaluation, detailed instructions and technical aspects for site and core laboratory analysis of bifurcation lesions are also reported. The recommendations included within this consensus will facilitate pooled analyses and the effective comparison of data in the future, improving the clinical relevance of trials in bifurcation lesions, and the quality of care in this subset of patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mattia Lunardi
- Department of Cardiology, Saolta Group, Galway University Hospital, Health Service Executive and National University of -Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Massy, France
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- Department of Cardiology, University Clinical Center of -Serbia and Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, -Belgrade, -Serbia
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- California Medical Innovation Institute, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Cardiology B, Odense Universitets Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn, United Kingdom
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol NHSFT & University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- IMIBIC, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Division, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Oxford Heart Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiology, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Second Department of Cardiology Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Massy, France
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- Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education at the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Cardiology Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Baim Institute for Clinical Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Saolta Group, Galway University Hospital, Health Service Executive and National University of -Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
- The Lambe Institute for Translational Medicine and CURAM, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, Saolta Group, Galway University Hospital, Health Service Executive and National University of -Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, Saolta Group, Galway University Hospital, Health Service Executive and National University of -Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
- International Centre for Circulatory Health, NHLI, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Saolta Group, Galway University Hospital, Health Service Executive and National University of -Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Zuin M, Chatzizisis YS, Beier S, Shen C, Colombo A, Rigatelli G. Role of secondary flows in coronary artery bifurcations before and after stenting: What is known so far? CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2023; 55:83-87. [PMID: 37385893 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2023.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
Abstract
Coronary arteries are uniformly exposed to traditional cardiovascular risk factors. However, atherosclerotic lesions occur in preferential regions of the coronary tree, especially in areas with disturbed local blood flow, such as coronary bifurcations. Over the latest years, secondary flows have been linked to the inception and progression of atherosclerosis. Most of these novel findings have been obtained in the field of computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analysis and biomechanics but remain poorly understood by cardiovascular interventionalists, despite the important impact that they may have in clinical practice. We aimed to summarize the current available data regarding the pathophysiological role of secondary flows in coronary artery bifurcation, providing an interpretation of these findings from an interventional perspective.
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- Marco Zuin
- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2053, Australia
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2053, Australia
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2053, Australia
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- Interventional Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Aulss6 Euganea, Ospedali Riuniti Padova Sud, Monselice, Italy
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Paradies V, Banning A, Cao D, Chieffo A, Daemen J, Diletti R, Hildick-Smith D, Kandzari DE, Kirtane AJ, Mehran R, Park DW, Tarantini G, Smits PC, Van Mieghem NM. Provisional Strategy for Left Main Stem Bifurcation Disease: A State-of-the-Art Review of Technique and Outcomes. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:743-758. [PMID: 37045495 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
Abstract
Left main coronary artery (LMA) disease jeopardizes a large area of myocardium and increases the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events. LMCA disease is found in 5% to 7% of all diagnostic coronary angiographies, and more than 80% of the patients enrolled in recent large randomized controlled left main trials had distal left main bifurcation or trifurcation disease. Emerging clinical evidence from prospective all-comer registries and randomized trials has provided a solid basis for percutaneous coronary intervention as a treatment option in selected patients with unprotected LMCA disease; however, to date, no uniform recommendations as to optimal stenting strategy for LMCA bifurcation lesions exist. This review provides an overview of provisional stenting technique and escalation to 2-stent strategies in LMCA bifurcation lesions. Data from randomized controlled trials and registries are reviewed. Technical characteristics of optimal provisional LMCA stenting technique and angiographic and intravascular determinants of escalation are also summarized.
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- Valeria Paradies
- Department of Cardiology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Oxford Heart Centre, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, United Kingdom; Acute Vascular Imaging Centre, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA; Cardio Center, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA; Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Lunardi M, Louvard Y, Lefèvre T, Stankovic G, Burzotta F, Kassab GS, Lassen JF, Darremont O, Garg S, Koo BK, Holm NR, Johnson TW, Pan M, Chatzizisis YS, Banning A, Chieffo A, Dudek D, Hildick-Smith D, Garot J, Henry TD, Dangas G, Stone GW, Krucoff MW, Cutlip D, Mehran R, Wijns W, Sharif F, Serruys PW, Onuma Y. Definitions and Standardized Endpoints for Treatment of Coronary Bifurcations. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 80:63-88. [PMID: 35597684 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
The Bifurcation Academic Research Consortium (Bif-ARC) project originated from the need to overcome the paucity of standardization and comparability between studies involving bifurcation coronary lesions. This document is the result of a collaborative effort between academic research organizations and the most renowned interventional cardiology societies focused on bifurcation lesions in Europe, the United States, and Asia. This consensus provides standardized definitions for bifurcation lesions; the criteria to judge the side branch relevance; the procedural, mechanistic, and clinical endpoints for every type of bifurcation study; and the follow-up methods. Considering the complexity of bifurcation lesions and their evaluation, detailed instructions and technical aspects for site and core laboratory analysis of bifurcation lesions are also reported. The recommendations included within this consensus will facilitate pooled analyses and the effective comparison of data in the future, improving the clinical relevance of trials in bifurcation lesions, and the quality of care in this subset of patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mattia Lunardi
- Department of Cardiology, Saolta Group, Galway University Hospital, Health Service Executive and National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Massy, France
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- Department of Cardiology, University Clinical Center of Serbia and Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- California Medical Innovation Institute, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Cardiology B, Odense Universitets Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn, United Kingdom
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol NHSFT & University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- IMIBIC, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Division, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Oxford Heart Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiology, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Second Department of Cardiology Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Massy, France
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- Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education at the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Cardiology Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Baim Institute for Clinical Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Saolta Group, Galway University Hospital, Health Service Executive and National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland; The Lambe Institute for Translational Medicine and CURAM, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, Saolta Group, Galway University Hospital, Health Service Executive and National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, Saolta Group, Galway University Hospital, Health Service Executive and National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland; International Centre for Circulatory Health, NHLI, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Cardiology, Saolta Group, Galway University Hospital, Health Service Executive and National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Impact of directional coronary atherectomy followed by drug-coated balloon strategy to avoid the complex stenting for bifurcation lesions. Heart Vessels 2022; 37:919-930. [PMID: 34981167 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-021-02000-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Although the simple single stenting rather than complex double stenting is recommended on percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for bifurcation lesions, double stenting cannot always be avoided. We investigated the impact of directional coronary atherectomy (DCA), followed by drug-coated balloon (DCB) treatment to reduce the number of stents and avoid complex stenting in PCI for bifurcation lesions and short-term patency. DCA treatment without stents was attempted for 27 bifurcation lesions in 25 patients, of those, 26 bifurcation lesions in 24 patients were successfully treated and 3-month follow-up angiography and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were performed. Sixteen lesions (59.3%) were related to left main trunk distal bifurcations, and 7 (25.9%) were true bifurcation lesions. Among the true bifurcation lesions, 4 lesions (57.1%) needed 1 stent, and the other 3 lesions (42.9%) needed no stents. Among the non-true bifurcation lesions, 1 lesion (5.0%) needed bailout stent and other lesions (95.0%) needed no stents. According to DCA followed by DCB treatment, the angiographic mean diameter stenosis improved from 65.5 ± 15.0% to 7.8 ± 9.8%, and the mean plaque area in intravascular ultrasound improved from 80.4 ± 10.5% to 39.0 ± 11.5%, respectively. Angiographic and OCT late lumen loss values were 0.2 ± 0.6 mm and 1.4 ± 1.9 mm, respectively. No patient had in-hospital major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and 3-month MACE. In conclusion, compared with standard provisional side branch stenting strategy, DCA followed by DCB treatment might reduce the number of stents, avoid complex stenting for major bifurcation lesions and provide good short-term outcomes.
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Zimarino M, Angiolillo DJ, Dangas G, Capodanno D, Barbato E, Hahn JY, Rossini R, Sibbing D, Burzotta F, Louvard Y, Shehab A, Renda G, Kimura T, Gwon HC, Chen SL, Costa R, Koo BK, Storey R, Valgimigli M, Mehran R, Stankovic G, Storey RF, Valgimigli M, Mehran R, Stankovic G. Antithrombotic therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention of bifurcation lesions. EUROINTERVENTION 2021; 17:59-66. [PMID: 32928716 PMCID: PMC9725001 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-20-00885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
Coronary bifurcations exhibit localised turbulent flow and an enhanced propensity for atherothrombosis, platelet deposition and plaque rupture. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of bifurcation lesions is associated with an increased risk of thrombotic events. Such risk is modulated by anatomical complexity, intraprocedural factors and pharmacological therapy. There is no consensus on the appropriate PCI strategy or the optimal regimen and duration of antithrombotic treatment in order to decrease the risk of ischaemic and bleeding complications in the setting of coronary bifurcation. A uniform therapeutic approach meets a clinical need. The present initiative, promoted by the European Bifurcation Club (EBC), involves opinion leaders from Europe, America, and Asia with the aim of analysing the currently available evidence. Although mainly derived from small dedicated studies, substudies of large trials or from authors' opinions, an algorithm for the optimal management of patients undergoing bifurcation PCI, developed on the basis of clinical presentation, bleeding risk, and intraprocedural strategy, is proposed here.
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- Marco Zimarino
- Institute of Cardiology, “G. d'Annunzio” University – Chieti, c/o Ospedale SS. Annunziata, Via dei Vestini, 66013 Chieti, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, Centro Alte Specialità e Trapianti, Catania, and Azienda Ospedaliero Universitario “Vittorio Emanuele-Policlinico”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Privatklinik Lauterbacher Mühle am Ostersee, Iffeldorf, and Department of Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Ramsay Générale de Santé - Institut cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Hopital Privé Jacques Cartier, Massy, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Institute of Cardiology, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cardiovascular Research Unit, Department of Infection Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Clinical Center of Serbia, and Medical faculty, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Burzotta F, Lassen JF, Lefèvre T, Banning AP, Chatzizisis YS, Johnson TW, Ferenc M, Rathore S, Albiero R, Pan M, Darremont O, Hildick-Smith D, Chieffo A, Zimarino M, Louvard Y, Stankovic G. Percutaneous coronary intervention for bifurcation coronary lesions: the 15 th consensus document from the European Bifurcation Club. EUROINTERVENTION 2021; 16:1307-1317. [PMID: 33074152 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-20-00169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
The 15th European Bifurcation Club (EBC) meeting was held in Barcelona in October 2019. It facilitated a renewed consensus on coronary bifurcation lesions (CBL) and unprotected left main (LM) percutaneous interventions. Bifurcation stenting techniques continue to be refined, developed and tested. It remains evident that a provisional approach with optional side branch treatment utilising T, T and small protrusion (TAP) or culotte continues to provide flexible options for the majority of CBL patients. Debate persists regarding the optimal treatment of side branches, including assessment of clinical significance and thresholds for bail-out treatment. In more complex CBL, especially those involving the LM, adoption of dedicated two-stent techniques should be considered. Operators using such techniques have to be fully familiar with their procedural steps and should acknowledge associated limitations and challenges. When using two-stent techniques, failure to perform a final kissing inflation is regarded as a technical failure, since it may jeopardise clinical outcome. The development of novel technical tools and drug regimens deserves attention. In particular, intracoronary imaging, bifurcation simulation, drug-eluting balloon technology and tailored antiplatelet therapy have been identified as promising tools to enhance clinical outcomes. In conclusion, the evolution of a broad spectrum of bifurcation PCI components has resulted from studies extending from bench testing to randomised controlled trials. However, further advances are still needed to achieve the ambitious goal of optimising the clinical outcomes for every patient undergoing PCI on a CBL.
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- Francesco Burzotta
- Insitute of Cardiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Perfetti M, Radico F, Zimarino M. Virtual Planning with Computational Fluid Dynamics to Guide Percutaneous Intervention in Coronary Bifurcation. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2020; 21:833-834. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2020.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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