title: Side-branch technique for difficult guidewire placement in coronary bifurcation lesion.
abstract: Despite tremendous advances in technology and skills, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of bifurcation lesion (BL) remains a particular challenge for the interventionalist. During bifurcation PCI, safe guidewire placement in the main branch (MB) and the side branch (SB) is the first step for successful procedure. However, in certain cases, the complex pattern of vessel anatomy and the mix of plaque distribution may make target vessel wiring highly challenging. Therefore, specific techniques are required for solving this problem. Hereby, we describe a new use of side-branch technique for difficult guidewire placement in BL.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Xingwei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Yujian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Zhuxi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: zenghesong@163.com.
authors.forename: Hesong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Bifurcation lesion; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Side-branch technique