Clinical Research Directory

The European Bifurcation Club Randomized Trial of Stepwise Provisional Stenting Versus Drug Coated Balloon Therapy for Non-left Main True Coronary Bifurcations

Clinical outcomes are worse in patients with coronary artery bifurcation lesions, even if commonly encountered in clinical practice. The use of drug coated balloons within bifurcation lesions offers the acute advantage of a more straightforward procedure, without recrossing and deformation of a stent. Thus, the primary objective of this study is to determine if Drug Coated Balloon treatment of non-left main true coronary artery bifurcation lesions is non-inferior (similar) to a provisional strategy with Drug Eluted Stent deployment.

Efficacy and Safety of Sirolimus-Coated Spiral Balloon for Coronary Bifurcation Lesions

This is a multicenter, prospective randomized controlled study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Sirolimus-coated spiral balloon (SuperFlow®) versus Paclitaxel-coated balloon (Bingo™) in the treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions.

Bifurcation PCI With a Hybrid Strategy With Drug Eluting Balloons Versus a Stepwise Provisional Two-stent Strategy

The optimal treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions is complex and remains subject of current research. There is ongoing debate about the optimal strategy for bifurcations with upfront two-stent strategy or provisional one-stent strategy. Current European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines advise a provisional approach with optional stepwise two-stent strategy in case of suboptimal result of the side branch (SB). However, a two-stent strategy (either upfront and stepwise) caries technical difficulties and is associated with increased procedure duration and costs and higher exposure of the patient to radiation and contrast. Therefore there is upcoming interest in the use of a drug-eluting balloon (DEB) in the side branch of bifurcation lesions after provisional approach. Drug-eluting balloons are conventional semi-compliant angioplasty balloons covered with an anti-proliferating drug, which is released into the vessel wall during inflation. Several small pilot studies have successfully investigated a hybrid approach with use of DEB in addition to the provisional strategy. This hybrid approach has shown to be safe and feasible, however no large trials have been performed comparing this with current two-stent bifurcation strategies. The aim of this randomized controlled, single blinded, multicenter trial is to investigate whether a hybrid DEB approach is non-inferior to a stepwise provisional two-stent strategy in patients with de novo bifurcation lesions and a suboptimal result of the SB after provisional approach. Patients included in this study will receive PCI using provisional approach (implantation of drug-eluting stent (DES) in the main branch). Patients with an unsatisfactory result of the SB after provisional PCI (≥ 70% residual stenosis and/or diminished flow \< Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) III) will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive the Hybrid DEB approach or the two-stent strategy. Patients with a satisfactory result of the side branch after provisional PCI will be included in a registry. Follow-up will be performed at 12 months and at the anticipated median 2 year follow-up with a minimum follow-up of 1 year in each subject by either a phone call or outpatient clinic visit. During follow-up information regarding cardiovascular drug use, hospitalizations, invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests, angina status and SAE's is obtained.

LATAM Bif Registry

The LATAM Bif Registy is an international and prospective registry of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in coronary bifurcation lesions. The main goal of the study is to investigate the current state and long-term outcomes of PCI in this complex subset of coronary lesions in Latin America.

International Bifurcation Study

The IBS registry is an observational, multi-center, real-world registry of stenting in coronary bifurcation lesions that will collect information on procedures and outcomes from various participating centers. The aim of this registry is to investigate long-term clinical results and predictors of adverse outcomes after PCI for coronary bifurcation lesions among various participating centers.