Bifurcation coronary artery disease: current techniques and future directions (part 1). 2008

David G Rizik, and Kevin J Klassen, and James B Hermiller
Scottsdale Heart Group at Scottsdale Healthcare Hospital, 9755 North 90th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, 85258, USA. davidrizik@aol.com

The treatment of bifurcation coronary artery disease is a common challenge facing the interventional cardiologist. There have been major advances in techniques as well as more widespread use of drug-eluting stents; both appear to have contributed to the realization of single-digit target lesion revascularization rates as well as improvement in short-term complications such as stent thrombosis. Adequate treatment of the side branch ostium, the site most frequently described as being susceptible to restenosis, has become the focus of newer bifurcation techniques as well as dedicated devices for the treatment of this complex lesion subset. Since main branch reintervention rates are sufficiently low and silent restenosis of the side branch ostium is an all-too-common finding, there is no clear consensus on the optimal treatment strategy for bifurcation coronary disease. The following is a comprehensive review of those commonly used techniques as well as dedicated devices currently under development for the treatment of bifurcation coronary artery disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003324 Coronary Artery Disease Pathological processes of CORONARY ARTERIES that may derive from a congenital abnormality, atherosclerotic, or non-atherosclerotic cause. Arteriosclerosis, Coronary,Atherosclerosis, Coronary,Coronary Arteriosclerosis,Coronary Atherosclerosis,Left Main Coronary Artery Disease,Left Main Coronary Disease,Left Main Disease,Arterioscleroses, Coronary,Artery Disease, Coronary,Artery Diseases, Coronary,Atheroscleroses, Coronary,Coronary Arterioscleroses,Coronary Artery Diseases,Coronary Atheroscleroses,Left Main Diseases
D004867 Equipment Design Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware. Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017023 Coronary Angiography Radiography of the vascular system of the heart muscle after injection of a contrast medium. Angiography, Coronary,Angiographies, Coronary,Coronary Angiographies
D054855 Drug-Eluting Stents Stents that are covered with materials that are embedded with chemicals that are gradually released into the surrounding milieu. Drug-Coated Stent,Drug-Coated Stents,Drug-Eluting Stent,Stents, Drug-Coated,Stents, Drug-Eluting,Drug Coated Stent,Drug Coated Stents,Drug Eluting Stent,Drug Eluting Stents,Stent, Drug-Coated,Stent, Drug-Eluting,Stents, Drug Coated,Stents, Drug Eluting
D023903 Coronary Restenosis Recurrent narrowing or constriction of a coronary artery following surgical procedures performed to alleviate a prior obstruction. Coronary Restenoses,Restenoses, Coronary,Restenosis, Coronary

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