title: Xience SBA bifurcation stent for treating distal left main disease in NSTEMI patient.
abstract: A 74-year-old female diagnosed with a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction was referred to our coronary care unit for urgent coronary angiography. Angiography revealed severe distal left main stenosis and a chronic total occlusion of the left circumflex coronary artery in its distal portion. Percutaneous coronary intervention was performed via the right femoral artery approach with a 7 Fr arterial sheath and EBU 3.0 guiding catheter (Medtronic). The Xience SBA stent was used. This device provides a good alternative to avoid multistent techniques while preserving integrity of the side branch, which results in procedural success. This dedicated bifurcation device may also be associated with shorter-duration procedures, lower contrast usage, and a reduction in total fluoroscopy time. To our knowledge, this is the first publication of this side-branch access device for the treatment of left main coronary artery disease.
authors: Pomeranian Cardiology Centers, Gdańsk, Pomorskie Centra Kardiologiczne, ul. Balewskiego 1, 83-200, Starogard Gdański, Poland. wduban@gmail.com
authors: Witold
authors: W
authors: Dubaniewicz
authors: Radoslaw
authors: R
authors: Targoński
authors: Dariusz
authors: D
authors: Ciećwierz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000379:methods*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents