Safety and Efficacy of Double-effect Kissing Balloon Technique in Left Main Bifurcation PCI: Design and Rationale of JDEPTH-LM Registry - PubMed
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- #percutaneous coronary intervention
- #kissing balloon technique
- #left main bifurcation
- JDEPTH-LM Registry is a prospective multi-center study in Japan evaluating the double-effect kissing balloon technique (W-KBT) for left main trunk PCI.
- The W-KBT combines provisional crossover stenting, proximal optimization, kissing balloon technique, and prolonged KBT with a perfusion balloon for LAD and a drug-coated balloon for LCx ostium.
- Enrolling 280 patients with stable/unstable angina or non-ST-elevation MI and LCx ostial involvement; primary endpoints are procedural success and major adverse cardiovascular events at 12 months.
- The study aims to provide data on safety and efficacy of W-KBT, potentially improving outcomes in LM-PCI involving LCx ostial lesions, optimizing complex PCI strategies in practice.