EBC - ON DEMAND
European Bifurcation Club 2007, EBC 2007 – Valencia, Spain
NEW DEVICES, NEW TECHNIQUES
Shunt Stenting A dedicated two stent technique for bifurcation lesions registry data and early results of a randomised trial
Author: Nigel Jepson, MD, Heart Clinic, Sydney, Australia
CONCLUSION
- Shunt stenting with DES is a safe and highly effective method for the treatment of complex bifurcation lesions
- Strict attention to technical aspects of “Shunting” may improve clinical outcomes with this approach
- Failure to perform final simultaneous balloon inflation and “over-shunting” was associated with increased risk of SB restenosis
- “Undershunt” (or crush) was associated with SB subacute stent thrombosis
- Await the results of the Randomised Re-Wire Trial