Abstract The European Bifurcation Club (EBC) was initiated in 2004 to support a continuous
overview of the field of coronary artery bifurcation interventions and aims to facilitate a …

Coronary bifurcations are involved in 15-20% of all percutaneous coronary interventions
(PCI) and remain one of the most challenging lesions in interventional cardiology in terms of …

Background A routine invasive strategy is recommended for patients with non-ST-elevation
acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS). However, optimal timing of invasive strategy is less …

ContextTraditionally, stent thrombosis has been regarded as a complication of percutaneous
coronary interventions during the first 30 postprocedural days. However, delayed …

Background The appropriate duration of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients at high risk for
bleeding after the implantation of a drug-eluting coronary stent remains unclear. Methods …

Background During primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), manual
thrombectomy may reduce distal embolization and thus improve microvascular perfusion …

Background In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI),
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the culprit lesion reduces the risk of …

Background—The safety and efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention in unprotected
left main (ULM) coronary arteries are still a matter of debate. Methods and Results—All …

Background: Thrombus aspiration during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the
treatment of ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been widely used; …

Successful recanalization of coronary total occlusions (CTOs) remains an area where
improvements are needed. We propose an approach similar to the one utilized in treating …