Key result
IKISS-LM trial evaluates routine kissing balloon inflation after provisional stenting in noncomplex distal LM bifurcations.
Why the study?
Does routine kissing balloon inflation improve side branch ostium patency and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing provisional stenting for noncomplex distal left main bifurcation disease?
RCT
Yes
Does routine kissing balloon inflation improve side branch ostium patency and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing provisional stenting for noncomplex distal left main bifurcation disease?
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The IKISS-LM trial design outlines a prospective multicenter randomized study to determine if routine kissing balloon inflation improves outcomes in noncomplex distal left main bifurcation percutaneous coronary intervention.
The IKISS-LM (Impact of Kissing Balloon Inflation on Provisional Left Main Bifurcation Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial) trial evaluates whether routine KBI improves side branch ostium patency and clinical outcomes after PSS in noncomplex dLMBD, aiming to refine evidence-based strategies for LM bifurcation PCI. (Impact of Kissing balloon inflation on provisional Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Trial [IKISS-LM Trial]; CTRI/2024/09/073616).
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Gupta et al. (2026) conducted an RCT in Noncomplex distal left main bifurcation disease (dLMBD). Routine kissing balloon inflation (KBI) was evaluated on Side branch ostium patency and clinical outcomes. The IKISS-LM trial is designed to evaluate whether routine kissing balloon inflation improves side branch ostium patency and clinical outcomes after provisional stenting in noncomplex dLMBD.
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