The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
Asia Pacific Consensus Document on Coronary Bifurcation Interventions
DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-D-19-00977
Poay Huan Loh1, ; Jens Flensted Lassen2; Nigel Jepson3; Bon-Kwon Boo4; Shao-Liang Chen5; Scott A Harding6; Fenghuan Hu7; Sidney Lo8; Wan Azman Wan Ahmad9; Fei Ye5; Giulio Guagliumi10; Murugesh Shantaveeraya Hiremath11; Shiro Uemura12; Lefeng Wang13; Alan Whelan14; Adrian Low15;
1. National University Heart Center Singapore and National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore 2. Odense Universitetshospital & University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark 3. Eastern Heart Clinic, Prince of Wales Hospital and University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia. 4. Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. 5. Nanjing First Hospital and Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. 6. Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand. 7. Fuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. 8. Liverpool Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. 9. University Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 10. Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy. 11. Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, India. 12. Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan. 13. Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing, China. 14. Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia. 15. National University Heart Center Singapore and National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Coronary bifurcation intervention is common but complex. Progress in this field has been made in recent years with much contribution from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. However, the standard of practice varies across the APAC due to differences in culture, socioeconomic state and healthcare set-up. Practice may also differ from the rest of the world. Hence, a panel of experts was invited to discuss topics relevant to bifurcation intervention in order to make a concerted effort in achieving consensus that is applicable within the region and in line with available evidence.