Computational fluid dynamic-derived wall shear stress of non-significant left main bifurcation disease may predict acute vessel thrombosis at 3-year follow-up

In conclusion, in patients with angiographically non-significant LM bifurcation disease, both the mean WSSprox of each branch and WSSentire_lesion of each stenotic vessel predicted the occurrence of B-MI over the following 3 years. Moreover, the WSSentire_bifurcation ≥ 5.05 Pa seems to be a predictor of 3-year B-MI independently from the DS% and lesions lengths.

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Source: Heart and Vessels - September 2, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research