Difference in basic concept of coronary bifurcation intervention between Korea and Japan. Insight from questionnaire in experts of Korean and Japanese bifurcation clubs

The coronary bifurcation intervention varies among countries due to the differences in assessment of lesion severity and treatment devices. We sought to clarify the difference in basic strategy between South Korea and Japan. A total of 19 and 32 experts from Korean (KBC) and Japanese Bifurcation Clu...

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Published in:Cardiovascular intervention and therapeutics 2022-01, Vol.37 (1), p.89-100
Main Authors: Murasato, Yoshinobu, Kinoshita, Yoshihisa, Shite, Junya, Hikichi, Yutaka, Nam, Chang-Wook, Koo, Bon-Kwon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiology
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Artery Disease - surgery
Coronary Vessels
Humans
Interventional Radiology
Japan
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original
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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Republic of Korea
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:The coronary bifurcation intervention varies among countries due to the differences in assessment of lesion severity and treatment devices. We sought to clarify the difference in basic strategy between South Korea and Japan. A total of 19 and 32 experts from Korean (KBC) and Japanese Bifurcation Clubs (JBC), respectively, answered a survey questionnaire concerning their usual procedure of coronary bifurcation intervention. JBC experts performed less two-stent deployment in the left main (LM) bifurcation compared to KBC experts (JBC vs. KBC: median, 1–10% vs. 21–30%, p  
ISSN:1868-4300
1868-4297
DOI:10.1007/s12928-020-00742-7