EBC - ON DEMAND
European Bifurcation Club 2011, EBC 2011 – Lisbon, Portugal
LEFT MAIN SESSION
The Angles
Author: Sunao Nakamura, MD, PhD, New Tokyo Hospital, Japan
AIM
The aim of study is to compare the 4 years clinical outcome of drug-eluting stent implantation in high- angled (≥70 ̊) bifurcation (HAB) and lower-angled (≤70 ̊) bifurcation (LAB) lesion of unprotected left main coronary arteries.
LIMITATIONS
- Non randomized, observational study
- Different stenting techniques in 2 groups
Knowing Stent drawbacks is important because you can minimize evil performance of the stent which may minimize uneven drug distribution.