Clinical and Angiographic Outcome After Implantation of Drug-Eluting Stents in Bifurcation Lesions With the Crush Stent Technique

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
9959892	Journal of the American College of Cardiology	2005	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Compared to the absence of FKB, the “crush” stenting technique with FKB appears to be associated with more favorable long-term outcomes. When utilizing the “crush” stenting technique, FKB is mandatory.

Keywords

FKB PES sirolimus-eluting stent TLR MACE AmI target lesion revascularization SES DES drug-eluting stent major adverse cardiac events Acute myocardial infarction Target vessel revascularization confidence interval TVR hazard ratio odds ratio Paclitaxel-eluting stent

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Clinical and Angiographic Outcome After Implantation of Drug-Eluting Stents in Bifurcation Lesions With the Crush Stent Technique

Authors

Lei MD, Flavio MD, Ioannis MD, John MD, Iassen MD, Giuseppe M. MD, Matteo MD, Alaide MD, Mauro MD, Nicola MD, Antonio MD, FACC,