STUDY ON THE OUTCOMES OF THE JAILED BALLOON TECHNIQUE FOR SIDE BRANCH PROTECTION AND RELATED FACTORS IN THE INTERVENTION OF BIFURCATION LESIONS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
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Background: Coronary bifurcation lesions in patients with acute coronary syndrome are associated with a high risk of side branch occlusion after main vessel stenting. The jailed balloon technique is a simple strategy for side branch protection; however, real-world data remain limited.
Objectives: To evaluate the outcomes of the jailed balloon technique and identify factors associated with side branch occlusion following percutaneous coronary intervention in acute coronary syndrome.
Methods: This prospective descriptive interventional study without a control group included 31 patients with true bifurcation lesions undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention using the jailed balloon technique at Tay Ninh General Hospital from May 2025 to June 2026.
Results: The incidence of side branch occlusion was 22.6%. Post-procedural residual stenosis <30% in the main vessel was achieved in 96.77% of cases, and no patient required side branch stenting. Procedural complications were infrequent (3.22% side branch dissection). Acute heart failure occurred more frequently in patients with side branch occlusion (p<0.05). Multivariate analysis identified side branch lesion length as an independent predictor of side branch occlusion (OR=0.8; 0.65–0.98; p=0.03).
Conclusions: The jailed balloon technique in coronary bifurcation intervention among patients with acute coronary syndrome demonstrates high technical success and a low complication rate. Side branch lesion length is an independent predictor of post-procedural side branch occlusion.
Keywords
bifurcation lesion, jailed balloon technique, side branch occlusion, acute coronary syndrome
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