LM Bifurcation Archives - European Bifurcation Club

Impella and LM Stenting with PS and POT: Keep it Simple

European Bifurcation Club 2019, EBC 2019 - Barcelona, Spain CASES SESSIONS - TIPS & TRICKS Impella and LM Stenting with PS and POT: Keep it Simple Author: Johan Bennett, MD, PhD, University Hospitals Leuven, The Netherlands CLINICAL CASE 64 year old male Diabetes Mellitus, ex-smoker Prostrate cancer with bone mets (stable on hormone therapy) Presented with ACS and pulmonary oedema SUMMARY Protected High risk PCI of LM bifurcation Impella CP supported Ventriculo-arterial uncoupling Provisional LM stenting Intracoronary imaging to ensure optimal result

A case of IVUS to LM Bifurcation lesion with IABP support

European Bifurcation Club 2019, EBC 2019 - Barcelona, Spain TIPS AND TRICKS IN BIFURCATION PCI - THE SYNERGY BETWEEN EBC AND ASIA Author: GUO Suxia, MD, Dongguan People's Hospital, China CASE PRESENTATION PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS: - Age: 48 yrs. - Gender: Male RISK FACTORS: - 2-DM - Smoking history CLINICAL PRESENTATION: - Exertional chest pain for 2 years. - Echo: LVEF 47% PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: - CAG in other Hospital before one week STRATEGY LM/LAD/LCX bifurcation (1,1,1): 2 stents Middle of LCX CTO: PCI Intro-coronary imaging guidance: IVUS

Megatron Synergy – The new addition to the synergy family

European Bifurcation Club 2019, EBC 2019 - Barcelona, Spain BOSTON SYMPOSIUM Megatron Synergy. The new addition to the synergy family Author: Yiannis Chatzizisis, MD, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA ONGOING/ FUTURE WORK Testing the performance of Megatron with 2-stent techniques in a larger cohort of LM bifurcations Head-to-head comparison of Megatron with other second generation DES Testing the performance of new purpose-built stents dedicated to other segments of the coronary tree e.g, distal segments A large, virtual clinical trial to show improved morphologic and biomechanical endpoints (which serve as surrogates of clinical outcomes) with purpose-built stents.