The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
CORONARY INTERVENTIONS
Impact of plaque type and side branch geometry on side branch compromise after provisional stent implantation: a simulation study
EuroIntervention 2017;13:e236-e245 published online November 2016 published online e-edition June 2017. DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-D-16-00498
Francesco Iannaccone1,2, PhD; Claudio Chiastra1,3, PhD; Antonios Karanasos4, MD, PhD; Francesco Migliavacca3, PhD; Frank J.H. Gijsen1, PhD; Patrick Segers2, PhD; Peter Mortier5, PhD; Benedict Verhegghe2, PhD; Gabriele Dubini3, PhD; Matthieu De Beule2,5, PhD; Evelyn Regar4, MD, PhD; Jolanda J. Wentzel1*, PhD
1. Department of Cardiology, Biomedical Engineering, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; 2. IBiTech-bioMMeda, Department of Electronics and Information Systems, iMinds Medical IT, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; 3. Department of Chemistry, Materials
Aims: Mechanisms of lumen compromise after provisional side branch (SB) stenting are poorly understood. In this study we aimed to investigate the impact of bifurcation angle, plaque compo