Impact of final kissing balloon inflation after simple stent implantation for the treatment of non-left main true coronary bifurcation lesions in patients with acute coronary syndrome Tae-Hoon Kim, Hyun Jong Lee, Ho-Jun Jang, Je Sang Kim, Jin Sik Park, Rak Kyeong Choi, Young Jin Choi, Won-Heum Shim, Young Moo Ro, Cheol Woong Yu, Sung Woo Kwon International Journal of Cardiology Volume 177, Issue 3, Pages 907-911 (December 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.029 Copyright © 2014 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Flow diagram of the study population. Abbreviations. DES=drug-eluting stent; FKBI=final kissing balloon inflation. International Journal of Cardiology 2014 177, 907-911DOI: (10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.029) Copyright © 2014 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Comparison of Kaplan–Meier survival curves of the study population between non-FKBI group and FKBI group. (a) Composite MACEs (TLR, non-fatal MI and cardiac death). (b) Hard events (non-fatal MI and cardiac death). Abbreviations. FKBI=final kissing balloon inflation; MI=myocardial infarction; TLR=target lesion revascularization. International Journal of Cardiology 2014 177, 907-911DOI: (10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.029) Copyright © 2014 Terms and Conditions