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SKS in LM stenting
European Bifurcation Club 2007, EBC 2007 – Valencia, Spain
DISTAL LEFT MAIN STENTING TECHNIQUES
SKS in LM stenting
Author: Julian Gunn, MD, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, UK
SKS for ULMCA bifurcation: Conclusions
- Easy
- Quick
- Effective
- Excellent in extremis
- Mortality 4% in hospital (incl shocks/ turndowns)
- Mortality 10 % at 20m (incl shocks/ turndowns)
- Electives (69%) 8% (incl turndowns)
- Urgents (23%) 14% (incl turndowns)
- Emergencies (8%) 38% (incl shocks and turndowns)
- CABG 3% in hospital (no shocks/ turndowns) 7% at 20m (all LMSs]]
- TVR 6%