摘要
Standards for treating bifurcation lesions are crucial due to poor outcomes by percutaneous implantation of either bare metal stents or drug-eluting stents, even with several modified double-stent techniques including ＂T＂, ＂V＂, ＂Y＂, ＂culotte＂ and ＂simultaneous kissing stents （SKS）＂. Understanding the drawbacks in classical crush techniques, we proposed a novel double kissing （DK） crush technique being testified in our previous serial studies]＇2 The results from these randomized and pilot studies are describing a fantastic story---DK crush technique, by final kissing balloon inflation （FKBI） in 100% of lesions and high quality of kissing as assessed by both angiography and intravascular ultrasound, significantly improved the clinical outcome at a relative short-term follow-up. However, whether the advantage of the DK crush technique was sustained or not at a long-term remains unclear. The present study aimed to extend clinical follow-up and verify the differences between DK and classic crush techniques.
Standards for treating bifurcation lesions are crucial due to poor outcomes by percutaneous implantation of either bare metal stents or drug-eluting stents, even with several modified double-stent techniques including ＂T＂, ＂V＂, ＂Y＂, ＂culotte＂ and ＂simultaneous kissing stents （SKS）＂. Understanding the drawbacks in classical crush techniques, we proposed a novel double kissing （DK） crush technique being testified in our previous serial studies]＇2 The results from these randomized and pilot studies are describing a fantastic story---DK crush technique, by final kissing balloon inflation （FKBI） in 100% of lesions and high quality of kissing as assessed by both angiography and intravascular ultrasound, significantly improved the clinical outcome at a relative short-term follow-up. However, whether the advantage of the DK crush technique was sustained or not at a long-term remains unclear. The present study aimed to extend clinical follow-up and verify the differences between DK and classic crush techniques.
