IMR Press / RCM / Volume 22 / Issue 4 / DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2204147
Open Access Review
Back to the future: the role of DCB for the treatment of coronary bifurcation
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1 Clinical and Interventional Cardiology Unit, Sant’Ambrogio Cardio-Thoracic Center, 20149 Milan, Italy
2 Interventional Cardiology Unit, Fondazione Poliambulanza, 25124 Brescia, Italy
3 Cardiology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, 20161 Milan, Italy
*Correspondence: alielasi@hotmail.com (Alfonso Ielasi)
Academic Editor: Jochen Wöhrle
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2021, 22(4), 1421–1428; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2204147
Submitted: 6 September 2021 | Revised: 9 November 2021 | Accepted: 17 November 2021 | Published: 22 December 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Drug-Coated balloons-The “leave nothing behind” strategy)
Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Abstract

Coronary bifurcation lesion (CBL) is a common but challenging scenario in percutaneous coronary interventions. Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) are modern devices with attractive perspective in CBL treatment. In-stent restenosis, small vessel and diffuse de-novo coronary artery disease have been, so far, considered the ideal scenario for DCBs application. Studies assessing DCBs in de-novo CBL demonstrated the safety and efficacy of this strategy. However, the heterogeneity of the study populations and the presence of methodological limitations prevent from drawing definite recommendations. Considering that the best treatment of bifurcations has not yet been defined, the “leaving nothing behind” philosophy will be the topic of future studies.

Keywords
Coronary bifurcation lesion
Drug-coated balloon
Percutaneous coronary intervention
De-novo coronary artery disease
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