Difficult Side Branch Wiring - Prof Imad Sheiban

EBC 2020 - LIVE! PITFALLS & TROUBLESHOOTING SESSION Difficult Side Branch Wiring - Prof Imad Sheiban TAKE HOME MESSAGE: SB wiring is essential in bifurcation intervention for protection and for an optimal interventional approach (simple or complex) Side branch access can be technically challenging in different anatomical subsets (extreme angulations, extreme tortuosity , severe side branch ostial disease) Given the variability of anatomical challenges there is no a standard technique to access SB : good experience, appropriate wire selection and shaping play an important role The techniques described previously may be useful if used in the appropriate anatomical setting and with the required experience