DK-Crush Should Become Preferred Strategy for Treating Unprotected LM Bifurcation Lesions: No Pain, No Gain

Affiliations

¹ Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota; VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas. Electronic address: esbrilakis@gmail.com.
² Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
³ Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota; VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas.

Editorial

Emmanouil S Brilakis et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017.

. 2017 Nov 28;70(21):2618-2620.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.09.1083. Epub 2017 Oct 30.

¹ Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota; VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas. Electronic address: esbrilakis@gmail.com.
² Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
³ Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota; VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas.

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Keywords: bifurcation; coronary revascularization; left main; percutaneous coronary intervention; techniques.

Comment on

Double Kissing Crush Versus Provisional Stenting for Left Main Distal Bifurcation Lesions: DKCRUSH-V Randomized Trial.
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