New Orleans, LA—For complex bifurcation lesions, a strategy of stenting only the main vessel and sparing the side branch unless necessary is just as effective as the more complex approach of routinely ...

May 28, 2008 (Barcelona, Spain) - Six-month results from the CACTUS trial, comparing the crush technique with provisional T-stenting in bifurcation lesions, suggests that outcomes are similar, ...

Simple bifurcations are those that represent side-branch origins (1,1,0; 1,0,0; and 0,1,0) with Medina's classification. Their treatment is simple; it is often sufficient to simply implant a stent in ...