The Proximal Optimization Technique Improves Clinical Outcomes When Treated without Kissing Ballooning in Patients with a Bifurcation Lesion.

CONCLUSIONS: In coronary bifurcation lesions with a large SB, POT may be beneficial to improve long-term clinical outcome, particularly in patients treated without kissing ballooning during the procedure. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01642992. PMID: 30891962 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Korean Circulation Journal - Category: Cardiology Tags: Korean Circ J Source Type: research