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Long Term Outcomes of Bifurcation Lesions after Implantation of Drug Eluting Stents with the “Mini-Crush Technique”
European Bifurcation Club 2008 – EBC 2008 – Prague, Czech Republic
Long Term Outcomes of Bifurcation Lesions after Implantation of Drug Eluting Stents with the “Mini-Crush Technique”
Author: Alfredo R. Galassi, MD, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Italy
CONCLUSION
- The “mini-crush” technique may be considered a very good refiniment of the crush technique
- Experimental bench work, as well as IVUS and OCT first clinical applications showed excellent results
- The application of this technique in the clinical setting of both bifurcation and trifurcation lesions proved to be very promising