European heart journal
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European heart journal · Dec 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyCulotte stenting technique in coronary bifurcation disease: angiographic follow-up using dedicated quantitative coronary angiographic analysis and 12-month clinical outcomes.
Percutaneous treatment of coronary bifurcation disease remains challenging. In patient subsets in which a two-stent strategy is necessary, the culotte technique is a widely used method. We sought to examine the clinical and angiographic outcomes of patients treated in this manner at our institution. As quantitative coronary angiographic analysis using standard measurement programmes is problematic, we used a dedicated bifurcation analysis system. ⋯ The culotte stenting technique is associated with high procedural success and a relatively low risk of angiographic restenosis. Safety results in our cohort were favourable in terms of a low risk of stent thrombosis.