EBC - ON DEMAND
European Bifurcation Club 2007, EBC 2007 – Valencia, Spain
Culotte Technique in Left Main Disease
Author: Peter Barlis, MD, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
SUMMARY
- The culotte technique is more technically demanding compared to other bifurcation strategies
- It is not routinely applied in LM given the relative large size of the LM compared to the available DES diameters
- It is adaptable as a truly provisional strategy, with the second stent being implanted only if required
- It can be applied to varying angles, particularly retrovert origin