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European Bifurcation Club 2013, EBC 2013 – London, UK
NEWS SESSION
Predictors & outcomes of SB occlusion after MB stenting
Author: Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, MD, Cardiac&Vascular Center, Samsung Medical Center
SUMMARY & CONCLUSION
- In COBIS II registry, the pre-procedural stenosis and lesion length of the SB, proximal MV stenosis, and clinical presentation were found to be predictive of SB occlusion after MV stenting.
- The occlusion of sizable SB was associated with adverse outcome.
- Jailed wire technique may be helpful to reopen the occluded side branches.