Bifurcation Coronary Lesions Treated With the “Crush” Technique An Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis
Costa RA, Mintz GS, Carlier SG, Lansky AJ, Moussa I, Fujii K, Takebayashi H, Yasuda T, Costa JR, Tsuchiya Y, Jensen LO, Cristea E, Mehran R, Dangas GD, Iyer S, Collins M, Kreps EM, Colombo A, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW. Bifurcation Coronary Lesions Treated With the “Crush” Technique An Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 46: 599-605. PMID: 16098422, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum stent areaStent areaBifurcation lesionsSB ostiumDistal stentMain vesselCrush areaCrush stent techniqueIntravascular ultrasound findingsHigh restenosis rateSirolimus-eluting stentsBifurcation coronary lesionsIntravascular ultrasound analysisSide branch ostiumIncomplete appositionRestenosis rateCoronary lesionsUltrasound findingsMain lesionIVUS analysisCrush techniqueLesionsOstiumUltrasound analysisBranch ostium