European Bifurcation Club 2024 Enduring-EBC update 2024

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The presentation focuses on recent advancements and recommendations in coronary bifurcation procedures, specifically discussing standardizing techniques and trials for more reliable outcomes. The speaker highlights the importance of Yves Louvard&rsquo;s pioneering efforts in creating standardized methods for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), emphasizing the complications and challenges associated with bifurcations in the coronary tree. Key developments include recommendations to perform POT (proximal optimization technique) effectively to minimize complications, alongside new trials evaluating the need for side branch interventions. The speaker stresses the importance of knowing potential procedure pitfalls and how to address them. The presentation underscores that while POT alone is often sufficient, some cases may require additional interventions, like the KISS trial approach. Finally, the significance of imaging to guide and verify procedure success is emphasized, advocating the use of imaging if initial procedures do not yield expected outcomes, especially in complex or high-risk scenarios.

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Francesco Burzotta, MD, PhD

Keywords

coronary bifurcation

percutaneous coronary intervention

proximal optimization technique

Yves Blouard

imaging guidance