title: Dedicated stents for distal left main stenting.
abstract: Left main (LM) coronary bifurcation lesions have different anatomic features from non-LM bifurcation lesions. Dedicated bifurcation devices might facilitate percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of LM bifurcations and improve procedural and clinical outcomes. In this review we will discuss the available clinical data on dedicated bifurcation devices for the treatment of LM bifurcation lesions. Furthermore, we will try to discuss all the theoretical advantages and potential drawbacks of these devices in terms of their use in the LM.
authors.affiliation: Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Maik J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Grundeken
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magro
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Briguori
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sardella
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berland
authors.forename: Joanna J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wykrzykowska
authors.forename: Patrick W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Serruys
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006801:Humans; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents