Bifurcation Stenting

by Waksman, Ron; Ormiston, John A.

• ISBN13: 9781444334623
• ISBN10: 144433462X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-04-30
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Here is expert guidance on one of the most vexing clinical challenges faced by interventional cardiologists. Written by global thought leaders in the area and edited by two internationally-recognized pioneers in interventional cardiology, Bifurcation Stenting covers all techniques, imaging modalities, and devices in current use, including VH-IVUS and OCT. It includes practical tips/tricks from leading experts and a section of challenging cases to further illustrate the material and help readers better understand the treatment of bifurcation lesions.

Author Biography

Ron Waksman, MD, FACC, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA and Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA John A. Ormiston, MBChB, FRACP, FRANZCR, FRCP, FACC, ONZM, Mercy Angiography, Mercy Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Foreword	p. x
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Classification of coronary artery bifurcation lesions	p. 1
Provisional side branch stenting for the treatment of bifurcation lesions	p. 8
The Nordic experience	p. 21
Crush and mini-crush	p. 34
Simultaneous kissing stent technique: A contemporary review	p. 48
Stenting for left main coronary artery bifurcation lesions	p. 57
Intravascular ultrasound and new imaging in bifurcation stenting	p. 65
Drug-eluting balloons and bifurcations, a new future for treatment?	p. 75
Percutaneous coronary intervention for bifurcation lesions: Bench testing and the real world	p. 83
Coronary bifurcation stenting and stent thrombosis	p. 89
Bifurcation angles during the cardiac cycle	p. 96
OCT in coronary bifurcations	p. 103
Bifurcation quantitative coronary angiography	p. 121
Evaluation of a dedicated everolimus coated side branch access (SBA) system	p. 136
Devices: TriReme	p. 145
Dedicated bifurcation stents: The petal stent	p. 153
The Sideguard Side branch stent	p. 157
XIENCETM side branch access system for the treatment of bifurcation lesions (XIENCE SBA)	p. 170
The spherical balloon: A new tool to optimize bifurcation treatment	p. 178
Axxess stent	p. 187
Index	p. 195
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