Bench testing and coronary artery bifurcations: a consensus document from the European Bifurcation Club
EuroIntervention 2018;13:e1794-e1803 published online November 2017 published online e-edition February 2018. DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-D-17-00270
John A. Ormiston1,2,3*, MBChB; Ghassan Kassab4, PhD; Gerard Finet5, MD; Yiannis S. Chatzizisis6, MD; Nicholas Foin7, PhD; Timothy J. Mickley8, BSME; Claudio Chiastra9, PhD; Yoshinobu Murasato10, MD; Yutaka Hikichi11, MD; Jolanda J. Wentzel12, PhD; Olivier Darremont13, MD; Kiyotaka Iwasaki14, PhD; Thierry Lefèvre15, MD; Yves Louvard15, MD; Susann Beier2, PhD; Hikmat Hojeibane16, MS; Ashley Netravali17, MS; Jeffery Wooton18, PhD; Brett Cowan1. Mercy Angiography, Auckland, New Zealand; 2. University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; 3. Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; 4. California Medical Innovations Institute, San Diego, CA, USA; 5. Hôpital Cardiologique, Claude Bernard Univ
This is a consensus document from the European Bifurcation Club concerning bench testing in coronary artery bifurcations. It is intended to provide guidelines for bench assessment of stents and other strategies in coronary bi
