Visual estimation versus different quantitative coronary angiography methods to assess lesion severity in bifurcation lesions.
Maik J GrundekenCarlos ColletYuki IshibashiPhilippe GénéreuxTakashi MuramatsuLaura LaSalleAaron V KaplanJoanna J WykrzykowskaMarie-Angèle MorelJan G TijssenRobbert J de WinterYoshinobu OnumaMartin B LeonPatrick W J C SerruysPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)
Our study showed that bifurcation lesion complexity was significantly affected when more advanced bifurcation QCA software were used. "True" bifurcation lesion rate was 100% on visual estimation, but as low as 13% when analyzed with dedicated bifurcation QCA software.