1st Edition

Tips and Tricks in Interventional Therapy of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions

Edited By Issam Moussa, Antonio Colombo Copyright 2010
266 Pages
by CRC Press

266 Pages
by CRC Press

There is much discussion in the field of interventional cardiovascular therapy as to what is the best approach to treating coronary bifurcation lesions. Many advocate for provisional stenting, stenting of the main vessel with subsequent stenting of the side branch as needed, while some advocate for elective double stenting of both branches. This book is the first of its kind to take a unique... Read more

CHAPTER 1. Coronary Artery Bifurcation Interventions: Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice

Issam Moussa and Antonio Colombo

CHAPTER 2. Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesions: Anatomy 101

Ricardo A. Costa, Hiroyuki Kyono, Marco Costa , Mary E. Russell, and Issam Moussa

CHAPTER 3. Provisional Stenting for Non-Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesions: Patient Selection and Technique

Remo Albiero, Emiliano Boldi

CHAPTER 4. Physiologic Guidance of Provisional Stenting in Bifurcation Lesions

Michael J. Lim, Bon-Kwon Koo

CHAPTER 5. Elective Double Stenting for Non-Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesions: Patient Selection and Technique

Luca Favero, Andrea Pacchioni, and Bernhard Reimers.

CHAPTER 6. Coronary Revascularization in Patients with ULMCAD: Clinical Decision Making.

Issam D. Moussa, S. Chiu Wong and Ted Feldman

CHAPTER 7. Provisional Stenting for Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesions: Patient Selection and Technique

Seung-Jung Park, Young-Hak Kim

CHAPTER 8. Elective Double Stenting for Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesions: Patient Selection and Technique

Azeem Latib, Alaide Chieffo, Antonio Colombo

CHAPTER 9. Bench Testing of Bifurcation Coronary Stents Techniques

Yoshinobu Murasato.

CHAPTER 10. Current Status and Future of Dedicated Bifurcation Stent Systems

Azeem Latib, Giuseppe M. Sangiorgi, and Antonio Colombo

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biography

Issam Moussa, Centre for Interventional Vascular Therapy, New York; Antonio Colombo Centro Cuore Comlombus, Milan, Italy.