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Challenges and Limitations of QCA in the Analysis of Bifurcation Lesions

Challenges and Limitations of QCA in the Analysis of Bifurcation Lesions

European Bifurcation Club 2006 – EBC 2006 – Rome, Italy

Breaking the Consensus

Challenges and Limitations of QCA in the Analysis of Bifurcation Lesions

Author: Alexandra Lansky, MD, Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center

 

SUGGESTIONS

  • Lesions in the carina should be reported only once
  • Methodology and algorithm for contour and reference (by flagging carina) appear sound for the proximal and distal segments, however:
    • Carina should be included in the proximal parent vessel segment or on its own
    • Interpolation across carina is artificial (should not be done)
    • Carina reference should be the true (un-diseased) diameter (this would result in a constant reference and %DS no matter which segment it is linked to)
    • Challenge is to figure out contour of carina at baseline when there is disease in this segment
  • Reporting should allow one single MLD and DS for the entire bifurcation lesion
  • Allow multiple segment of interest analysis (DES bifurcation software) to avoid having to do multiple segment analyses

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