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SUBMITTER: Zimarino M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9725001 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zimarino Marco M Angiolillo Dominick J DJ Dangas George G Capodanno Davide D Barbato Emanuele E Hahn Joo-Yong JY Giustino Gennaro G Watanabe Hirotsohi H Costa Francesco F Cuisset Thomas T Rossini Roberta R Sibbing Dirk D Burzotta Francesco F Louvard Yves Y Shehab Abdulla A Renda Giulia G Kimura Takeshi T Gwon Hyeon-Cheol HC Chen Shao-Liang SL Costa Ricardo A RA Koo Bon-Kwon BK Storey Robert F RF Valgimigli Marco M Mehran Roxana R Stankovic Goran G
EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology 20210501 1
Coronary bifurcations exhibit localised turbulent flow and an enhanced propensity for atherothrombosis, platelet deposition and plaque rupture. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of bifurcation lesions is associated with an increased risk of thrombotic events. Such risk is modulated by anatomical complexity, intraprocedural factors and pharmacological therapy. There is no consensus on the appropriate PCI strategy or the optimal regimen and duration of antithrombotic treatment in order to d ...[more]