Hemodynamic changes of fractional flow reserve after double kissing crush and provisional stenting technique for true bifurcation lesions

Background Fractional flow reserve （FFR）-guided percutaneous coronary intervention （PCI） is associated with fewer unfavorable events. However, the hemodynamic change in FFR after different stenting approaches for bifurcation lesions is still not fully studied. The aim of this study was to analyze the hemodynamic changes in FFR after double kissing （DK） crush and provisional side branch （SB） stenting （PS） for true coronary bifurcation lesions. Methods Seventy-five patients with true bifurcated lesions were randomly divided into DK （n=38） and PS （n=37） groups. Additional SB stenting in the PS group was required if there was any pinched SB ostium 〉70% stenosis, or ≥ type B dissection, or TIMI flow 〈grade 3. FFR at hyperemia in the main vessel （MV） and SB was measured prior- and post-stenting, and at 8 months follow-up. Results Baseline clinical, angiographic and lesion characteristics were matched well between the two groups, with the exception of the final kissing balloon inflation （FKBI, 100.0% in the DK vs. 83.8% in the PS group, P 〈0.001）. Baseline FFR was comparable between the DK and the PS groups, however, the acute gain and late loss of SB FFR at 8-month follow-up in the DK group were 0.18±0.15 and -0.06±0.11, compared to 0.12±0.18 （P=0.044） and -0.002±0.07 （P=-0.037） in the PS group, respectively. MV FFR post-stenting 〉0.94 was seen in about 40% of patients. There was no significant difference in the clinical events at 1-year follow-up between the two groups. Conclusions DK crush was associated with improved acute gain and late loss of SB FFR. The lower rate of FFR 〉0.94 after stenting underscored the further improvement of stentinq quality.

A Review of Double Kissing Crush Stenting in Coronary Bifurcation Lesions

Double kissing(DK)crush stenting for coronary bifurcation lesions has gain popularity worldwide because of its superior randomized studies data and excellent clinical outcomes.This review evaluates all DK crush clinical trials and studies.It also reveals the contemporary technique steps by steps as well as the trouble shooting with illustrated clinical scenarios.Among all the available evidence,the DK crush technique is superior when compared to the provisional stenting technique for complex bifurcation lesion.DK crush stenting provides the best evidence-based approach to complex bifurcation lesions especially the left main coronary artery bifurcation lesions.Future direction of how to make this DK crush technique better is also proposed.

Effect of coronary bifurcation angle on clinical outcomes in Chinese patients treated with crush stenting： a subgroup analysis from DKCRUSH-1 bifurcation study

Background Bifurcation angles may have an impact on the clinical outcomes of crush stenting. We sought to compare high （≥60°） with low （〈60°） bifurcation angle in patients who underwent either classical or double kissing （DK） crush stenting for bifurcation lesions from the DKCRUSH-1 data base. Methods There were 212 patients with 220 lesions, some with low-angle （n=138） and some with high-angle （n=74）. Angiography was indexed at 8-month after procedure. Primary endpoint was the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events （MACEs）, defined as cardiac death, myocardial infarction and target lesion revascularization （TLR）. Secondary endpoint included late lumen loss, the rate of restenosis, and final kissing balloon inflation （FKBI）. Results At 8 months, clinical follow-up was 100%; angiographic follow-up was 75% in the low-angle group and 83.3% in the high-angle group. There were no significant differences in the FKBI between the high-angle group （91.43%） and the low-angle group （82.39%）. In the high angle group, there was a significant difference in contrast volume used （P=0.005） but no significant difference in acute gain, minimum lumen diameter （MLD）, late loss and diameter stenosis in the pre-bifurcation segment, post-bifurcation segment or side branch. When lesions were assigned into with- （n=-133） and without-FKBI （n=42）, significant side-branch late loss was seen in the group without-FKBI （（0.65±0.49） mm vs （0.47±0.62） mm, P=0.02）, with a resultant greater restenosis rate （37.68% vs 18.32%, P=0.001）. No difference was detected in the MACE free survival rate between the high and low angle groups （82.39% vs 82.36%, P=0.84）. The rate of stent thrombosis tended to be higher in the lower-angle group although there was no significant difference （P=0.38）. The TLR free survival rate was 87.2% in the with-FKBI group vs 73.5% in the without-FKBI group （P=0.001）. Cox regression analysis showed that the independent predictors for target vessel revascularization were the side branch stent MLD post stenting （hazard ratios （HR） 1.028, 95% CI 2.357-16.233, P=0.002）, lack of FKBI （HR 4.910, 95% CI 4.706-8.459, P=0.001） and unsatisfactory kissing （HR 3.120, 95% CI2.975-5.431, P=0.001）. Conclusions Bifurcation angles do not influence the clinical outcome of crush stenting. Successful final kissing balloon inflation, regardless of bifurcation angles, can predict TLR.