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The Nordic Stent Technique Study will be reported today in a Late-BreakingClinical Trials session at the SCAI Annual Scientific Sessions in Partnershipwith ACC i2 Summit (SCAI-ACCi2) in Chicago. SCAI-ACCi2 is a scientific meetingfor practicing cardiovascular interventionalists sponsored by the Society forCardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) in partnership with theAmerican College of Cardiology (ACC).
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The study, led by Paal Gunnes, MD, Feiring Klinikken, Feiring, Norway,will compare the "culotte" and "crush" techniques. With the culotte technique,two similar stents are threaded into the diseased artery. One is positioned inthe main artery and the other in the side branch, so that the two stentsoverlap in the main artery before the branchpoint. With the crush technique,the side branch stent is positioned so that a small portion protrudes into themain artery. When the stent in the main artery is expanded, it completelycovers and crushes the protruding segment of the side-branch stent against thewall of the main artery.
For the study, Dr. Gunnes and his colleagues recruited 425 patients withbifurcation lesions, randomly assigning them to treatment with a drug-elutingstent implanted using either a culotte or crush technique. A total of 345patients are expected to have had quantitative coronary angiography both atthe time of stenting and after eight months of follow-up. The researchers willreport on late-lumen loss (how much shrinkage there is over time in thepost-stenting diameter), minimal lumen diameter, percent diameter stenosis andthe restenosis rate for the entire bifurcation, the main vessel, and the sidebranch at eight-month follow-up.
Dr. Gunnes will present the results of the "Nordic Stent Technique Study"on Saturday, March 29 at 8:30 a.m. CDT in the Grand Ballroom, S100.
About SCAI
Headquartered in Washington, DC, the Society for CardiovascularAngiography and Interventions is a 4,000-member professional organizationrepresenting invasive and interventional cardiologists in over 60 nations.SCAI's mission is to promote excellence in invasive and interventionalcardiovascular medicine through physician education and representation, andadvancement of quality standards to enhance patient care. SCAI's annualmeeting has become the leading venue for education, discussion, and debateabout the latest developments in this dynamic medical specialty.
About ACC
The American College of Cardiology is leading the way to optimalcardiovascular care and disease prevention. The College is a 34,000-membernonprofit medical society and bestows the credential Fellow of the AmericanCollege of Cardiology upon physicians who meet its stringent qualifications.The College is a leader in the formulation of health policy, standards andguidelines, and is a staunch supporter of cardiovascular research. The ACCprovides professional education and operates national registries for themeasurement and improvement of quality care.
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