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Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: Comparing Reverse T and Protrusion Versus Double-kissing and Crush Stenting

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Coronary Artery Disease
Interventions
Procedure: Reverse TAP
Procedure: DK crush
Registration Number
NCT03714750
Lead Sponsor
Tommaso Gori
Brief Summary

Treatment of bifurcation coronary lesions may be challenging, and the best technique to be used in these settings remains to be established. While a single stent strategy is simpler and has been often encouraged, a number of studies show that the use of modern stent implantation techniques may bring some advantages in terms of target lesion failure during longer follow-up. Further, single-stent procedures are not possible at all in some settings, for instance when both main and side branch have similar diameters and present both relevant disease, particularly when the angle between the vessels is lower than 70°. Recent randomized data demonstrate the superiority of the technique called double kissing and crush (DK-Crush) over provisional stenting in this setting. The DK-Crush technique is however cumbersome, time-consuming and requires very experienced operators. The investigators therefore plan to undertake a randomized study comparing a novel interventional technique against DK-crush in the setting of true bifurcation lesions (Medina lesions type 1,1,1 or 0,1,1).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

Patients must meet all of the inclusion criteria:

  • Documented heart team (as per guidelines) decision for revascularization via PCI

  • Planned percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for a bifurcation stenosis with both branches >2.5mm and with a stenosis >50% and clinical indication to percutaneous intervention, including:

    • Ischemic symptoms, OR
    • Positive non-invasive imaging for ischemia, OR
    • Positive Flow Fractional Reserve (FFR), OR
    • mean lumen area (MLA) <6mm^2 for the left main or <4mm^2 for epicardial vessels as assessed by intracoronary imaging (IVUS, OCT)
  • Vessel diameter ≤5.00mm

  • True bifurcation lesion type 1,1,1 or 0,1,1

  • Patient ≥18 years old

Exclusion Criteria
  • Cardiogenic shock
  • Trifurcation if all vessels are ≥2.75mm diameter
  • Either bifurcation vessel not suitable for stenting
  • History of stenting in target bifurcation lesion
  • Participation in another investigational drug or device study
  • Patient unable to give informed consent
  • Women of child-bearing potential or lactating
  • In-stent restenosis

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Reverse TAPReverse TAPPercutaneous revascularization of true coronary bifurcation Stenosis (Medina 1,1,1 or 0,1,1) with reverse T and protrusion technique
DK crushDK crushPercutaneous revascularization of true coronary bifurcation stenosis (Medina 1,1,1 or 0,1,1) with double kissing and crush technique
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Stent Expansion in the side branch (defined as the vessel which received the first stent)through study completion, an average of 2 hours

Ratio of the minimum stent area of the side branch and the maximum stent area of the side branch

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
use of coronary wiresthrough study completion, an average of 2 hours

amount of coronary wires used during procedure

fluoroscopy timethrough study completion, an average of 2 hours

Time of radiation during intervention

procedural timethrough study completion, an average of 2 hours

time of procedure ("Skin-to-Skin"-time)

protocol successthrough study completion, an average of 2 hours

the Intervention is performed according to the protocol (including final kissing PTCA)

Min. lumen Diameter in main branchthrough study completion, an average of 2 hours

Minimum lumen Diameter in the main branch

Percentage of Stenosis in main branchthrough study completion, an average of 2 hours

Percentage of Stenosis in the main branch

Min. lumen Diameter in side branchthrough study completion, an average of 2 hours

Minimum lumen Diameter in the side branch

Percentage of Stenosis in side branchthrough study completion, an average of 2 hours

Percentage of Stenosis in the side branch

Procedural successthrough study completion, an average of 2 days

procedural success defined by angiographic success (no residual Stenosis of more than 20% at the end of Radiation) AND no periprocedural complications (including STEMI, new Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI), death, stent thrombosis, by-pass surgery, peri-procedural cardiac biomarker release according to the third universal definition of myocardial infarction) at discharge

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Center of Cardiology, Cardiology I, university hospital Mainz

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Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

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