RT Journal Article T1 Clinical outcomes of the proximal optimisation technique (POT) in bifurcation stenting. A1 Chevalier, Bernard A1 Mamas, Mamas A A1 Hovasse, Thomas A1 Rashid, Muhammad A1 Gómez-Hospital, Joan Antoni A1 Pan, Manuel A1 Witkowski, Adam A1 Crowley, James A1 Aminian, Adel A1 McDonald, John A1 Beygui, Farzin A1 Fernandez Portales, Javier A1 Roguin, Ariel A1 Stankovic, Goran AB Optimal deployment of coronary stents in a bifurcation lesion remains a matter of debate. We sought to capture the daily practice of bifurcation stenting by means of a worldwide registry and to investigate how post-implantation deployment techniques influence clinical outcomes. Data from the e-ULTIMASTER registry were used to perform an analysis of 4,395 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for bifurcation lesions. Inverse probability of treatment weights (IPTW) propensity score methodology was used to adjust for any baseline differences. The primary outcome of interest was target lesion failure (TLF) at one year (follow-up rate 96.2%). The global one-year TLF rate was low (5.1%). The proximal optimisation technique (POT) was used in 33.9% of cases and was associated with a reduction in the adjusted TLF rate (4.0% [95% confidence interval: 3.0-5.1%] vs 6.0% [5.1-6.9%], p Despite a low one-year failure rate in this large bifurcation stenting cohort, POT was associated with a further reduction in the event rate and a uniform benefit across subgroups, suggesting systematic use of this deployment technique regardless of the bifurcation anatomy and stenting technique. YR 2021 FD 2021-12-03 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25644 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25644 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 17, 2025