Protective Strategy for Side Branch in Complex Bifurcation Lesions During PCI
European Bifurcation Club 2019, EBC 2019 – Barcelona, Spain
COMPLICATION CASES
Protective Strategy for Side Branch in Complex Bifurcation Lesions During PCI
Author: Man Wang, MD, Fuwai Hospital, China
SUMMARY
- Provisional stenting strategy is preferred in non-left main BIF
- Jailed balloon technique is effective for keeping side branch open with high success rate of rewiring
- Easy withdrawal of jailed wire and balloon in SB
- Rewiring and final KBI is not necessary when SB TIMI flow is 3