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

New classification of treatments

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy Epidemiology, definition, classification New classification of treatments Author: Yves Louvard, MD, ICPS, France

Jailed wire – rationale

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy Very simple, simple or complex approach ?, Part I Jailed wire - rationale Author: F-X Kleber, Germany

Jail wire technique always useful? – YES!

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy Very simple, simple or complex approach ? Part I Jail wire technique always useful? - YES! Author: Goran Stankovic, MD, Institute for cardiovascular diseases, Belgrade, Serbia

Is there a role for complex procedures in 1-1-1 lesions ? YES

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy Very simple, simple or complex approach ?, Part II Is there a role for complex procedures in 1-1-1 lesions ? YES Author: Flavio Airoldi, MD, EMO Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan, Italy & Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy

Final Kissing balloon inflation in all cases? PRO

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy Very simple, simple or complex approach ? Part II Final Kissing balloon inflation in all cases? PRO Author:  Remo Albiero, MD, Director Cardiac Cath Lab, Clinica San Rocco, Ome (Brescia) - Italy

Consensus

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy Consensus, non-consensus, need for future studies Consensus Author: Dr Victor Legrand

Bifurcation Stenting Is a Risk Factor for Stent Thrombosis

European Bifurcation Club 2006 - EBC 2006 - Rome, Italy Very simple, simple or complex approach ? Part II Bifurcation Stenting Is a Risk Factor for Stent Thrombosis Author: Ioannis Iakovou, MD, General Army Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece, Blue Cross Clinic, Euromedica, Thessaloniki, Greece