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. 2021 Aug 13;11:16486. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-95026-2

Table 3.

Bifurcation stenting steps in clinical cases.

I. Training Group
Step Patient #1 Patient #2 Patient #3 Patient #4 Patient #5
#1 MV stenting Resolute integrity 3.5 × 18 mm@8 atm MV pre-dilatation SC balloon 2.5 × 15 mm@14 atm

MV stenting

Resolute integrity 3.0 × 38 mm@12 atm

MV pre-dilatation Compliant balloon 2 × 20 mm@8 atm MV stenting Resolute Onyx 2.5 × 18 mm@18 atm
#2

1st POT

NC balloon 3.75 × 8 mm@18 atm

MV stenting

Resolute integrity 2.5 × 18 mm@12 atm

1st POT

NC balloon 3.5 × 6 mm@18 atm

MV stenting

Resolute Onyx 3 × 22 mm@14 atm

1st POT

NC balloon 3.5 × 8 mm@18 atm

#3

2nd POT

NC balloon 3.75 × 8 mm@18 atm

KBI

SC balloon 2.5 × 15 mm@14 atm in MV and SC balloon 2 × 15 mm@8 atm in SB

2nd POT

NC balloon 3.5 × 6 mm@18 atm, more proximally than step #2

1st POT

Stent balloon 3 × 22 mm@14 atm more proximally than step #2

2nd POT

NC balloon 3.5 × 8 mm@18 atm, more proximally than step #2

#4

SB strut opening

SC balloon 2.5 × 4 mm@6 atm

3rd POT

NC balloon 3.5 × 6 mm@18 atm, more proximally than step #3

SB strut opening Compliant balloon 2.5 × 20 mm@6 atm

SB strut opening

NC balloon 2.25 × 12 mm@14 atm

#5

SB strut opening

Compliant balloon 1.5 × 15 mm@10 atm

1st KBI

NC balloon 2.75 × 15 mm@6 atm in MV and compliant balloon 2.5 × 20 mm@6 atm in SB

3rd POT

NC balloon 3.5 × 8 mm@18 atm, more proximally than step #3

#6

2nd KBI

NC balloon 2.75 × 15 mm@6 atm in MV more proximally than step #5 and compliant balloon 2.5 × 20 mm@6 atm in SB

II. Testing Group
Step Patient #6 Patient #7 Patient #8 Patient #9 Patient #10
#1

1st MV pre-dilatation

NC balloon 3.0 × 12 mm@16 atm

MV pre-dilatation

SC balloon 2.5 × 15 mm@6 atm

MV stenting

Resolute Integrity 2.75 × 22 mm@10 atm

Pre-dilatation

SC balloon 3.0 × 15 mm@14 atm

MV stenting

Resolute Onyx 3.0 × 18 mm@12 atm

#2

2nd MV pre-dilatation

NC balloon 3.0 × 12 mm@16 atm more distally than step #1

MV stenting

Resolute Integrity 2.5 × 18 mm@16 atm

SB strut opening

NC balloon 2.25 × 12 mm@8 atm

MV stenting

Resolute Onyx 3.5 × 18 mm@12 atm

SB strut opening

NC balloon 2.0 × 12 mm@14 atm

#3

3rd MV pre-dilatation

NC balloon 3.0 × 12 mm@16 atm more proximally than step #1

1st POT

Stent balloon 2.5 × 18 mm@16 atm more proximally than step #2

POT

NC balloon 2.5 × 12 mm@12 atm

1st POT

NC balloon 3.75 × 8 mm@14 atm

Post-dilatation

Stent balloon 3.0 × 18 mm@12 atm

#4

MV stenting

Resolute Integrity 3.0 × 38 mm@12 atm

2nd POT

NC balloon 3.0 × 8 mm@14 atm

1st KBI

NC balloon 2.5 × 12 mm@12 atm in MV and NC balloon 2.25 × 12 mm@8 atm in SB

2nd POT

NC balloon 3.75 × 8 mm@14 atm, more proximally than step #3

1st KBI

SC balloon 3.0 × 18 mm@12 atm in MV and NC balloon 2.0 × 12 mm@14 atm in SB

#5

SB strut opening

SC balloon 2.0 × 15 mm@6 atm

3rd POT

NC balloon 3.0 × 8 mm@14 atm more proximally than step #4

2nd KBI

NC balloon 2.5 × 12 mm@12 atm in MV and NC balloon 2.25 × 12 mm@8 atm in SB more proximally than step #4

SB strut opening

NC balloon 2.25 × 8 mm@12 atm

2nd KBI

SC balloon 3.0 × 18 mm@12 atm in MV and NC balloon 2.0 × 12 mm@14 atm in SB more proximally than step #4

#6

KBI

NC balloon 3.0 × 12 mm@6 atm in MV and SC balloon 2.0 × 15 mm@6 atm in SB

4th POT

NC balloon 3.0 × 8 mm@14 atm more proximally than step #5

#7

POT

NC balloon 3.0 × 12 mm@6 atm

SB strut opening

SC balloon 2.0 × 4 mm@6 atm

MV main vessel, SB side branch, POT proximal optimization technique, KBI kissing balloon inflation, NC non-compliant, SC semi-compliant, atm atmosphere.