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Insight from Bad Krozingen randomized study
European Bifurcation Club 2008 – EBC 2008 – Prague, Czech Republic
“Old fashion registries” and “New studies”
Insight from Bad Krozingen randomized study
Author: Miroslaw Ferenc, MD, Heart Center Bad Krozingen, Germany
OBJECTIVE
We hypothesized that in the treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions with sirolimus-eluting stents (CYPHER) routine T-stenting of both main and the side branch reduces the restenosis in the side branch compared with provisional T-stenting.
CONCLUSION
- Compared with provisional T-stenting, routine T-stenting does not reduce in-segment percent diameter stenosis of the side branch.
- Provisional T-stenting yields a similar angiographic and clinical outcome as the more consumptive routine T-stenting.
- No safety problems were seen between first and second year post PCI