Tips and Tricks in Interventional Therapy of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions

There is much discussion in the field of interventional cardiovascular therapy as to what is the best approach to treating coronary bifurcation lesions. Many advocate for provisional stenting, stenting of the main vessel with subsequent stenting of the side branch as needed, while some advocate for elective double stenting of both branches. This book is the first of its kind to take a unique approach to this issue by considering the management of bifurcation lesions in the context of the individual patient’s bifurcation anatomy. A highly-illustrated, evidence-based and practical guide, this text offers a patient-centered outlook on the technical decision making in the treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions.

CHAPTER 1. Coronary Artery Bifurcation Interventions: Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice Issam Moussa and Antonio Colombo CHAPTER 2. Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesions: Anatomy 101 Ricardo A. Costa, Hiroyuki Kyono, Marco Costa , Mary E. Russell, and Issam Moussa CHAPTER 3. Provisional Stenting for Non-Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesions: Patient Selection and Technique Remo Albiero, Emiliano Boldi CHAPTER 4. Physiologic Guidance of Provisional Stenting in Bifurcation Lesions Michael J. Lim, Bon-Kwon Koo CHAPTER 5. Elective Double Stenting for Non-Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesions: Patient Selection and Technique Luca Favero, Andrea Pacchioni, and Bernhard Reimers. CHAPTER 6. Coronary Revascularization in Patients with ULMCAD: Clinical Decision Making. Issam D. Moussa, S. Chiu Wong and Ted Feldman CHAPTER 7. Provisional Stenting for Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesions: Patient Selection and Technique Seung-Jung Park, Young-Hak Kim CHAPTER 8. Elective Double Stenting for Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesions: Patient Selection and Technique Azeem Latib, Alaide Chieffo, Antonio Colombo CHAPTER 9. Bench Testing of Bifurcation Coronary Stents Techniques Yoshinobu Murasato. CHAPTER 10. Current Status and Future of Dedicated Bifurcation Stent Systems Azeem Latib, Giuseppe M. Sangiorgi, and Antonio Colombo