A randomized trial of bifurcation stenting technique in chronic total occlusions percutaneous coronary intervention.

Background: The optimal strategy to treat bifurcation lesions (BFLs) in a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains unknown.

Aims: We sought to assess whether T-provisional or mini-crush is appropriate for BFLs within CTO vessels.

Patients And Methods: From January 2011 to December 2013, patients who underwent successful CTO guidewire crossing and with a BFL within the CTO target vessel were enrolled prospectively and assigned randomly to either T-provisional stenting or the mini-crush technique for BFL treatment.

Mid-term outcome of biolimus-eluting stents with biodegradable polymer: results from a multinational prospective 'all-comers' registry.

Background: The Nobori biolimus-eluting stent (BES) is a biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stent (DES). Several studies have shown its noninferiority in comparison with durable polymer DES.

Aim: We sought to investigate the efficacy and the safety of Nobori BES in an all-comer population undergoing a percutaneous coronary intervention.