BACKGROUND: The optimal coronary stenting technique for true left main bifurcation lesions is uncertain. EBC MAIN (European ...

However, there have been concerns about long-term major adverse cardiac events and, in particular, stent thrombosis with adjacent stents. The British Bifurcation Coronary Study randomized trial of ...

These lesions are not true bifurcation lesions and should be treated with careful positioning of one stent in the main branch before the bifurcation site. If the operator is convinced that a ...