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IVUS in coronary bifurcations: is it underused?
A. MedinaServicio de Cardiología
Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín Canary Islands (Spain)
No conflict of interest
Lesion in a non bifurcated segment Bifurcation lesions
{1,1,1}
LAD
Dg
Medina et al. Rev Esp Cardiol 2006;59(2):183
… BEYOND MEDINA´S CLASSIFICATION
SB: focal vs long (>10 mm) lesion
{0,1,0,0}
{1,1,1} {1,1,1}
Trifurcation (LM 10%)
balanced vs small SB
{1,1,1}
Angle: Y and T shape
{0,1,0}
LAD
DgDg
{1,1,1}
Proximal MB SB
Distal MB
Medis QAngio XA 7.1 dedicated bifurcation QCA system
Paieon CardiOp-B 3D
Long axis reconstruction
{0,1,1}
Proximal LAD Distal LAD
Dg
{0,1,1}
Dg
LAD
plaque
Virmani
plaque
plaque
After kissing
Carina displacement – Ostial damage Carina repositioning
stent
LAD
Dg
LAD
Dg
LAD
Dg
After MB stenting
{0,1,1}
Baseline
Ca
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…IVUS allows to monitor the treatment
Strategies for bifurcation lesion stenting:Impact of IVUS guided
Park SJ et al. Circ Cardiovasc Intervent 2009;2:167-77
“Vulnerable anatomy of the carina in ostial left anterior descendinglesions treated with floating stent”. Medina et al . Rev Esp Cardiol.2009;62(11):1240-9
“Ultrasound study of the prevalence of plaque at the carina in lesionsthat affect the coronary bifurcation. Implications for treatment withprovisional stent” Medina et al. Rev Esp Cardiol. 2011;64(1):43-50
“Predictors of ostial side branch damage during provisional stenting ofcoronary bifurcation lesions not involving the side branch origin: anultrasonographic study ”. Suárez de Lezo et al. Eurointervention (Suárezde Lezo et al. Eurointerv 2012;7:1147-54)
Ultrasound anatomy of bifurcation lesions and techniques
“Ultrasounds findings during percutaneous treatment of bifurcatedcoronary lesions”. Suárez de Lezo et al . Rev Esp Cardiol.2008;61(9):930-5
“Sequential side-main-side vessels balloon dilation (SMS technique) forbifurcation lesions treated with provisional stenting” Medina et al . ESCCongress 2011
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Eyebrow sign
CARINA MORPHOLOGY IN BIFURCATION CORONARY LESIONS
“spiky carina”
Medina et al. Rev Esp Cardiol 2009;62:1240-9Suárez de Lezo et al. Eurointerv 2012;7:1147-54
Carina shifting
Baseline After MB stenting Final kissing balloon
LM LAD
LCx
LM LAD
LCx (jailed)
LM LAD
LCx
Carina displacement Carina repositioning
{1,1,?}
{1,1,0}
{1,1,?}
Spiky carina
Spatial and phasic oscillation of non-Newtonian wall shear
stress in human left coronary artery bifurcation: an insight
to atherogenesis.
Soulis JV et al. Coron Artery Dis. 2006 May;17 (4):351-8.
Wall shear stress & carina
early systole
Virmani
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LM LAD
LCx
LM LAD
LCx
LADp LADd
Dg
LCx MB
LCx
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LM LAD
LCx Dg
LAD LAD
Dg
Plaque at the carina 63/195 (32%)
Carina free of plaque 132/195 (68%)
LM LAD
LCx
LADp LADd
Dg
LCx LCx
MB
Medina et al. Rev Esp Cardiol 2011;64(1):43-50
The carina is not always free of disease! Is it important or not?
Medina et al. Rev Esp Cardiol 2011;64(1):43-50
LCx LCx
MB MB
LCx {1,1,0}
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SBMB
SBMB
Plaque at the carina might prevent carina shifting!!
LAD
Dg
Septal
LAD
Dg
Septal
LAD
LAD-DG {1,1,0}
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Snow plow effect & provisional stenting
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A B
C D
Medina et al. Rev Esp Cardiol 2009;62(11):1240-9
Floating stent in distal left main {0,1,0} and {0,0,1}
Ostial LAD (n=96): LM stenting or not
LM stenting (n=25)
Floating (n =71)
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2002 2005 2008
“Precise” stent deployment “Floating” stent (IVUS guided)
LAD
LCx
LCx
LCx
FLOATING STENT TECHNIQUE & IVUS
LAD
LAD
LM
carina
Floating struts
Stent positioning at the level of the carina
(fluoroscopy & IVUS)
transducer
LCX
LADLM
LCX
LADLM
LADLCX
Floating
Outcome of floating struts n=37/49 (75%)
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LM 2002-2011 Technique
One stent Two stent
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905 (79%)
233 (21%)
350 (30%)
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LM 2002-2011 Technique
{1,1,1} Others
DISTAL LEFT MAIN
Medina classification
One stent 238/350 (68%)
Two stent 112/350 (32%)
IVUS guided 815 / 1138 p (72%)
2010 March
4 x 18 mm LCx floating stent
Two stages modified V-stenting##2
{0,0,1}
Baseline
After stenting
IVUS Guided Intervention in Provisional Stenting
Precise lesion characterization (one or two pull-backs)
Predicts success of direct stenting (IVUS catheter crosses the lesion and there is not heavy calcification)
Anatomy of the carina region:
Carina (spiky vs non spiky / plaque at the carina)
Need of a jailed wire
Distribution of plaque in MB and SB
Measurement of distal MB reference diameter (selection of the stent Ø)
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Ostium of the SB
No compromise
Carina displacement
Downstream axial plaque shift
MB proximal apposition of the stent.
SB
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Position of the guide wire (MB SB)
Evaluation of the SB after angioplasty
Evaluation after SMS or final kissing
Evaluation of a two-stent technique