EBC - ON DEMAND
European Bifurcation Club 2012 – EBC 2012 – Castelldefels, Spain
Left main session
Important LM bifurcation studies update
Author: Imad Sheiban,
FINAL REMARKS
- Clinical trials strongly support overall no differences in death or MI, possibly lower stroke but higher TLR with PCI and these outcomes are durable over time
- SYNTAX Trial does encourage expansion of PCI strategy to Low SYNTAX Score patients
- Beside SYNTAX Score Simple Risk models can help decision making for PCI vs CABG ( i.e. ACEF )
- Role for IVUS and FFR as diagnostic and guidance tools
- ‘Heart Team’ approach for PCI and CABG is recommend in overlapping subgroups with LM disease for an optimal clinical practice