When Treating Distal LM with Provisional Approach We Should Systematically Remove Struts in front of the SB
European Bifurcation Club 2019, EBC 2019 – Barcelona, Spain
CONSENSUS SESSION – VOTING
When Treating Distal LM with Provisional Approach We Should Systematically Remove Struts in front of the SB
Author: Sunao Nakamura, MD, PhD, The New Tokyo Hospital, Japan
LESSON FROM BENCH
Depending on which double stenting technique is used, flow of CX would be different, and even whether favorable stenting is achieved or not makes flow pattern different.
– Conditional YES !!! –
Requirements
- Use OCT to check the condition of jailed strut
- Lucky enough not to have Link position in LCx ost. area
- Need technique to get good re-crossing Thru. LCx by OCT
- Appropriate KBT and appropriate POT