Findings from the DKCRUSH-III trial were presented at the 2013 ACC Scientific Sessions. At 1 year, culotte stenting was associated with more major adverse cardiac events than the double kissing crush strategy (16.3% vs 6.2%, P = 0.001) in the 419 enrolled patients with unprotected left main coronary artery distal bifurcation lesions, mainly as a result of increased target vessel revascularization (11.0% vs 4.3%, P = 0.016). In-stent restenosis at side branch also occurred more often with the culotte stenting strategy (12.6% vs 6.8%, P = 0.037).
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Chen, S. L. et al. Comparison of double kissing crush versus culotte stenting for unprotected distal left main bifurcation lesions: results from a multicenter, randomized, prospective DKCRUSH-III study. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2013.01.023
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Stenting strategies for UPLMCA distal bifurcation lesions. Nat Rev Cardiol 10, 298 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2013.46
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