EBC - ON DEMAND
European Bifurcation Club 2018 – EBC 2018 – Brussels, Belgium
LIMIT THE NUMBER AND LENGTH OF STENTS
Identification of coronary artery side branch supplying myocardial mass that may benefit from revascularization
Author: Bon-Kwon Koo, MD, PhD, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- In daily clinical practice, side branch territory is mostly determined by angiography.
- Vessel size is commonly used, but has several limitations in defining true myocardial territory.
- Branch number and dominancy (relative and absolute) are the key determinants of vessel territory.
- Applying this simple approach (nomogram and/or decision tree) will enhance the identification ofclinically relevant diagonal branches.