Research Article

Stentless Strategy by Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty following Directional Coronary Atherectomy for Left Main Bifurcation Lesion

Table 5

Clinical outcomes.

Overall N = 38De novo LM bifurcation lesion N = 31Stent edge restenosis at LAD ostium N = 7

Procedure-related major events during the hospitalization
 Cardiac death (%)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 MI (%)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 Any emergent revascularization (%)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 Access site problems (%)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)

Clinical outcomes at 12 months
 TVF at 12 months (%)4 (10.5)1 (3.2)3 (42.9)
  Cardiac death (%)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
  Target vessel MI (%)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
  Ischemia-driven TVR by PCI or CABG (%)4 (10.5)1 (3.2)3 (42.9)
 MACE at 12 months (%)4 (10.5)1 (3.2)3 (42.9)
  Cardiac death (%)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
  MI (%)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
  Ischemia-driven TVR (%)4 (10.5)1 (3.2)3 (42.9)
 Ischemia-driven TLR at 12 months (%)4 (10.5)1 (3.2)3 (42.9)
 Bleeding complications at 12 months (%)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)