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Final kissing balloon inflation for coronary bifurcation lesions treated with single-stent technique : A meta-analysis.
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- Impact of stent size selection during a single stenting with kissing balloon inflation for left main bifurcation lesions.Cardiovascular intervention and therapeutics · 2026Article
- Role of Final Kissing Balloon Inflation in Left Main Distal Bifurcation Single Stenting: Insights from Angiographic Microvascular Resistance.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Sex Differences in Clinical Features and Outcomes in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Treated with Bifurcation Stenting Using the Double-Kissing Culotte and Culotte Technique - 1-year Follow-up.Vascular health and risk management · 2025Article
- The Degree of Stent Apposition Measured by Stent Enhancement at the Level of the Side Branch as a Novel Predictor of Procedural Success in Left Main PCI.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Unprotected Left Main Disease: A Single-Center Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Novel application of drug-coated balloons in coronary heart disease: A narrative review.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Review
- Longitudinal outcomes of final kissing balloon inflation in coronary bifurcation lesions treated with a single stent.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Fundamentals of percutaneous coronary bifurcation interventions.World journal of cardiology · 2022Review
- How to use three-dimensional optical coherence tomography effectively in coronary bifurcation stenting.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Review
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: Latest Evidence.Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine · 2020Review
- Prognostic impact of final kissing balloon technique after crossover stenting for the left main coronary artery: from the AOI-LMCA registry.Cardiovascular intervention and therapeutics · 2019Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe efficacy of final kissing balloon (FKB) inflation in one-stent techniques for bifurcation lesions is controversial. The goal of the present study was to investigate the impact of FKB on long-term clinical outcomes in one-stent strategies.
methodsA literature search of the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases was undertaken through August 2017. The primary outcome was major adverse cardiac events (MACE), defined as the composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, and target lesion revascularization. Overall hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using the random-effects model.
resultsTen studies comprising 7364 patients treated with a one-stent technique were included in the analysis. Overall, FKB did not demonstrate a significant reduction in MACE compared with non-FKB in both randomized trials (HR: 1.13; 95% CI: 0.65-1.98) and observational studies (HR: 0.86; 95% CI: 0.61-1.20). The risk of cardiac death (HR: 0.89; 95% CI: 0.53-1.49), myocardial infarction (HR: 0.76; 95% CI: 0.53-1.09), and target lesion revascularization (HR: 0.96; 95% CI: 0.74-1.23) was also similar in both groups.
conclusionFKB may not be mandatory and a selective FKB strategy might be more justified in one-stent techniques for bifurcation lesions.
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