Bifurcation

Figure. Subintimal position of initial guidewire

Clinical Images

Use of Chronic Total Occlusion Wiring Techniques for Extremely Angulated Side Branch Access

02/13/2024

Siu-Fung Wong, MBChB; Hiu-Cheong Chow, MBBS; Tak-Shun Chung, MBBS

Siu-Fung Wong, MBChB; Hiu-Cheong Chow...

A 75-year-old man was admitted for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography showed focal severe disease at obtuse marginal artery and severe medina 1,1,1 bifurcation disease involving proximal to middle left...

A 75-year-old man was admitted...

02/13/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Videos

Use of Chronic Total Occlusion Wiring Techniques for Extremely Angulated Side Branch Access

02/13/2024

Siu-Fung Wong, MBChB; Hiu-Cheong Chow, MBBS; Tak-Shun Chung, MBBS

Siu-Fung Wong, MBChB; Hiu-Cheong Chow...

Video Supplement to "Use of Chronic Total Occlusion Wiring Techniques for Extremely Angulated Side Branch Access" (March Clinical Image)

Video Supplement to "Use of...

02/13/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Subintimal Tracking and Re-entry Technique for Stent-Jailed Side-Branch Occlusion

08/12/2022

Yusuke Morita, MD, PhD^1,2; Yoshifumi Kashima, MD¹; Daitaro Kanno, MD¹; Daisuke Hachinohe, MD¹; Hidemasa Shitan, MD¹; Nobuki Matsuna, MD¹; Ryo Horita, MD¹; Masanaga Tsujimoto, MD¹; Tsutomu Fujita, MD¹; Kazuaki Tanabe, MD, PhD²

Yusuke Morita, MD, PhD1,2; Yoshifumi ...

This study aimed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and outcomes of treatment with the subintimal tracking and re-entry technique for stent-jailed side branch (SB-STAR). SB occlusion is a serious complication of percutaneous coronary...

This study aimed to evaluate the...

08/12/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparison of Different Stenting Techniques in Left Main Bifurcation Disease: Evidence From a Network Meta-Analysis

04/01/2022

Giovanni Maria Vescovo, MD¹; Juan Guido Chiabrando, MD²; Carlo Zivelonghi, MD¹; Francisco José Romeo, MD^2,3; Marco Lombardi, MD⁴; Marco Giuseppe Del Buono, MD⁴; Mattia Galli, MD^4,5; Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, MD, MStat^6,7; Adriaan Wilgenhof, MD¹; Yannick Willemen, MD, PhD¹; Benjamin Scott, MD¹; Carl Convens, MD¹; Stefan Verheye, MD, PhD¹; Paul Vermeersch, MD, PhD¹; Pierfrancesco Agostoni, MD, PhD¹

Giovanni Maria Vescovo, MD1; Juan Gu...

Provisional stenting was considered the preferred technique for LM bifurcation PCI due to the supposed lower risks of thrombosis and restenosis. However, recent studies showed potential advantages of double kissing-crush technique over the...

Provisional stenting was...

04/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

First Optical Coherence Tomography Follow-up of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Treated by Drug-Eluting Balloons

03/31/2015

Gregory A. Sgueglia, MD, PhD¹; Nicolas Foin, MSc, PhD²; Daniel Todaro, MD, PhD³; Antonino Stipo, MD³; Justin E. Davies, MD, PhD²; Achille Gaspardone, MD, MPhil¹; Carlo Di Mario, MD, PhD⁴; Edoardo Pucci, MD³

Gregory A. Sgueglia, MD, PhD1; Nicol...

Percutaneous bifurcation intervention with provisional bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation followed by drug-eluting balloon (DEB) treatment represents a valuable opportunity in patients not compliant with long-duration dual-antiplatelet...

Percutaneous bifurcation...

03/31/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Radial Access Technique

Transradial Versus Transfemoral Intervention for the Treatment of Left Main Coronary Bifurcations: Results From the COBIS (COronary BIfurcation Stenting) II Registry

01/09/2015

Seungmin Chung, MD¹; Jeong Hoon Yang, MD¹; Seung-Hyuk Choi, MD¹; Young Bin Song, MD¹;
Joo-Yong Hahn, MD¹; Jin-Ho Choi, MD¹; Sang Hoon Lee, MD¹; Yangsoo Jang, MD²; Jung Han Yoon, MD³;
Seung-Jea Tahk, MD⁴; Ki-Bae Seung, MD⁵; Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, MD¹

Seungmin Chung, MD1; Jeong Hoon Yang...

We compared clinical outcomes of transradial (TR) and transfemoral (TF) percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in patients with left main coronary artery (LMCA) bifurcation lesions. TR-PCI is a safe and effective vascular approach even in...

We compared clinical outcomes of...

01/09/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

Management of Common Femoral Artery and Bifurcation Diseases

01/07/2010

Mallik Thatipelli, MD, RVT, FSVM, FACPh, FACC

Mallik Thatipelli, MD, RVT, FSVM, FAC...

Isolated atherosclerotic involvement of the common femoral artery (CFA) and its bifurcation are rare and reports consisting large patient series are unavailable. The CFA is usually involved as a continuum with the atherosclerosis of the...

Isolated atherosclerotic...

01/07/2010

Vascular Disease Management