POLish Bifurcation Optimal Stenting Study

Regular DES Versus BiOSS Expert® Stent in Coronary Bifurcation Treatment - Randomized, Multicenter, Open-label, Controlled POLBOS I (POLish Bifurcation Optimal Stenting) Study

Coronary bifurcation lesions pose therapeutic problems during percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and are associated with higher rates of periprocedural complications as well as higher rates of in-stent restenosis and stent thrombosis. Therefore the optimal approach to coronary bifurcations treatment is still a subject of debate, especially when the side branch is large, not easily accessible and narrowed by a long lesion. One of the proposed alternatives are dedicated bifurcation stents (DBS). However, there is large scarcity of randomized trials with DBS.

The aim of POLBOS I (POLish Bifurcation Optimal Stenting) study was to compare two intervention strategies for bifurcation treatment: provisional T-stenting (PTS) with any regular drug-eluting stent (rDES), the best treatment strategy at the moment, with stenting of bifurcation lesions with dedicated bifurcation paclitaxel-eluting stent BiOSS Expert® (Balton, PL).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject able to verbally confirm understandings of risks, benefits of receiving PCI for true bifurcation lesions, and he/she or his/her legally authorized representative provides written informed consent prior to any study related procedure.
• Target main branch lesion(s) located in a native coronary artery with diameter of ≥ 2.5 mm and ≤ 4.5 mm. Target side branch lesion(s) located in a native coronary artery with diameter of ≥ 2.0 mm.
• Target lesion(s) amenable for PCI with balloon angioplasty of the side branch.

Exclusion Criteria:

• STEMI
• Non-cardiac co-morbid conditions are present with life expectancy <1 year or that may result in protocol non-compliance (per site investigator's medical judgment).
• Subjects who refuse to give informed consent.
• Subjects with LVEF<30%
• Subjects with moderate or severe degree valvular heart disease or primary cardiomyopathy