Randomized Study of the Crush Technique Versus Provisional Side-Branch Stenting in True Coronary Bifurcations

Colombo, Antonio; Bramucci, Ezio; Saccà, Salvatore; Violini, Roberto; Lettieri, Corrado; Zanini, Roberto; Sheiban, Imad; Paloscia, Leonardo; Grube, Eberhard; Schofer, Joachim; Bolognese, Leonardo; Orlandi, Mario; Niccoli, Giampaolo; Latib, Azeem; Airoldi, Flavio

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.108.808402

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Randomized Study of the Crush Technique Versus Provisional Side-Branch Stenting in True Coronary Bifurcations

Published in Circulation • Dec 23, 2008

Authors:

Antonio Colombo

Ezio Bramucci

Salvatore Saccà

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Sirolimus-eluting stents have been reported to be effective in the treatment of coronary bifurcations. Still, it has not been fully clarified which strategy would provide the best results with true bifurcation lesions. METHODS AND RESULTS: The CACTUS trial (Coronary bifurcations: Applica...

Subject

Medicine

Restenosis

Myocardial infarction

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