Bifurcation lesion assessment with advanced quantitative coronary angiography: A method still wanting.

Morton J Kern Arnold H Seto

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)

Bifurcations are particularly prone to errors in visual estimation of diameter stenosis. Dedicated bifurcation QCA software confirmed only 26-27% of side branch lesions visually estimated to have >50% DS. Validation against physiologic measures is necessary to determine whether bifurcation QCA software has value.

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