Should we predilate the side branch? NO

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy Very simple, simple or complex approach ?, Part I Should we predilate the side branch? NO Author: Olivier Darremont, Clinique St Augustin, Bordeaux France

Should we pre-dilate the side branch? YES – (for true bifurcation lesions)

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy Very simple, simple or complex approach ?, Part I Should we pre-dilate the side branch? YES - (for true bifurcation lesions) Author: Dr Angela Hoye, Kingston-upon-Hull, UK

Why a so high restenosis rate even with DES ? Hemodynamics perturbations insights

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy Why a so high restenosis rate even with DES ? Why a so high restenosis rate even with DES ? Hemodynamics perturbations insights Author: Nicolas Benard, PhD, Université de Poitiers, France

The sideKicK SDS for the treatment of Bifurcation Lesions

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy New provisional T stenting devices The sideKicK SDS for the treatment of Bifurcation Lesions Author: Yaron Almagor, MD, Director of Catheterization Unit Shaare Zedeq Medical Center Jerusalem, Israel

Summary of Session IV

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy In DES era the problem remains the side branch: why a so high restenosis rate? Summary of Session IV Author: Dr Stephane Carlier, MD, PhD

Still a place for complex strategies in complex lesions? No

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy Very simple, simple or complex approach ? Part II Still a place for complex strategies in complex lesions? No Author: Terje K. Steigen, MD, University Hospital of Northern Norway, Tromsoe, Norway

Simplified Model of a Bifurcation

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy QCA for bifurcation lesions Simplified Model of a Bifurcation Author: L. Perrenot

Side Branch Restenosis Does the DES Matter?

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy In DES era the problem remains the side branch: why a so high restenosis rate Side Branch Restenosis Does the DES Matter? Author: Dr Keith G Oldroyd, Department of Cardiology Western Infirmary Glasgow

Second Meeting of the (EBC) European Bifurcation Club – “NO CONSENSUS”

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy Consensus, non-consensus, need for future studies Second Meeting of the (EBC) European Bifurcation Club - “NO CONSENSUS” Author: Dr Martyn Thomas, Kings College Hospital, London

Recap of EBC 2005 meeting

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy Breaking the Consensus Recap of EBC 2005 meeting Author: David Hildick-Smith, Royal Sussex County Hospital, UK