European Bifurcation Club 2005, EBC 2005 – Bordeaux, France

FOURTH SESSION

A Novel Method for the Analysis of Bifurcation Lesions

Author: Gerhard Koning, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands

GOAL

• Develop and validate an accurate, reproducible and routinely applicable QCA approach for coronary and peripheral bifurcations based upon our extensive experience in QCA

CONCLUSION

• Improvements with respect to straight QCA analysis:
  • Easier analysis workflow
  • Reference diameter calculation
  • %Diameter stenosis calculation
  • Obstruction length measurement
• The new bifurcation QCA software is based on a proper model for the bifurcation anatomy
• Bifurcation QCA should be used for bifurcation analyses instead of  straight QCA

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