The feasibility of double stent strategy in left main true bifurcation with small and large angle change between diastole and systole: The Milan and New‐Tokyo (MITO) registry

Abstract Background Provisional single stenting strategy (PSS) is a default strategy for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of unprotected left main distal bifurcation lesions (ULMD). Previous study reported that a bifurcation angle change (BAC) between end diastole and systole was associated with outcomes after PCI with double stent strategy (DSS) for ULMD. However, there are no data comparing outcomes after PCI with PSS versus DSS according the degree of BAC. Objectives We evaluated outcomes after PCI with PSS versus DSS for true ULMD with small and large BAC. Methods We identified 566 patients with true ULMD underwent PCI in three high‐volume centers. We calculated the BAC in ULMD between end‐diastole and systole before stenting with 2‐dimensional quantitative coronary angiographic assessment. We defined small (BAC < 7.0°) and large BAC (≥7.0°) group. We compared clinical outcomes after PCI with PSS versus DSS in each cohort after propensity score adjustment. The primary endpoint was target‐lesion failure (TLF), which was defined as a composite of cardiac death, target lesion revascularization, and myocardial infarction. Results In small BAC cohort, TLF rate was significantly lower in DSS group than in PSS group (12.5% vs. 20.1%, adjusted HR 0.45; 95% CI, 0.26–0.79; p = 0.006). In contrast, in large BAC cohort, TLF rate was significantly higher in DSS group than in PSS group (54.9% vs. 29.0%, adjusted HR 2.25; 95% CI, 1.50–3.38; p < 0.001). Conclusions The TLF rate after PCI with DSS was significantly lower in true ULMD with small BAC compared to PSS even after propensity score adjustment. In contrast, it was significantly higher in those with large BAC.