European Bifurcation Club 2019, EBC 2019 - Barcelona, Spain BENCH & COMPUTATIONAL BIFURCATION STENT SIMULATIONS Introduction: Are bifurcation stenting simulations needed? Author: Habib Samady, MD, FACC, Emory University Hospital, USA ARE BIFURCATION STENTING SIMULATIONS NEEDED? - YES Outcomes of bifurcation PCI are not optimal Bench Micro CT studies can inform bifurcation stenting strategies Macro or vessel level hemodynamics require 3 D vessel and stent reconstruction Micro or strut level hemodynamics require complex and time consuming computational techniques for evaluating the interaction of plaque prolapse, strut morphology and perhaps stent healing Prospective studies (SHEART STENT and ISR FLOW) are underway to investigate the prognostic value of hemodynamics as they relate to vascular healing of in angulated and bifurcation PCI.