The EBC TWO in Non-LM study randomized 200 patients with bifurcation lesions not affecting the left main coronary artery (LCA) to receive provisional stenting vs. culotte (Norobi stent).

The secondary branch had to have a diameter ≥2.5 mm and a lesion length >5 mm. The crossover of those who received provisional stenting to the two-stent strategy was 16%.

After 12 months of follow-up, major adverse cardiac events (MACE) rates were similar for provisional stenting and culotte (7.7% vs. 10.3%; p = 0.53).

After 5 years of follow-up, there were no differences in all-cause mortality, infarction, or target-vessel failure, nor in interaction when the secondary branch lesion was larger or smaller than 10 mm.

Dr. Carlos Fava.
Member of the editorial board of SOLACI.org.

Reference: EBC TWO in Non-LM Lesions, presentado por el Dr. Sandeep Arunothayaraj en el Congreso EuroPCR 2023, realizado en París, Francia.