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Published in final edited form as: EuroIntervention. 2021 Jul 20;17(4):e317–e325. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-19-00721

Figure 10.

Figure 10.

Drawback of too distal SB re-crossing in the classic crush technique. A) Position of MV and SB stents. B) SB stent deployment. C) MV stent deployment to crush the SB stent. D) Gap formation near the carina. E) Distal SB re-crossing, wire going between the SB stent and vessel wall. F) Final kissing balloon inflation. G) & H) Leaving a significant gap near the carina. MV: main vessel; SB: side branch Reprinted from Zhang JJ and Chen SL. Classic crush and DK crush stenting techniques. EuroIntervention. 2015;11:V102-V105. With permission from Europa Digital & Publishing.