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†These authors contributed equally.
Background: Side branch (SB) occlusion after main vessel stenting is
the main complication in treating coronary bifurcation lesions by provisional
stenting. The Jailed Wire Technique (JWT), recommended by the European
Bifurcation Club, is a standard technique to deal with this issue. The Jailed
Balloon Technique (JBT) has been found to be more effective than the JWT in
clinical practice by some interventionists, but it has not been widely accepted.
In this meta-analysis, we compared the efficacy and safety of JBT and JWT.
Methods: The literature comparing JBT and JWT was systematically
reviewed. Stata/MP 17.0 was used to perform a meta-analysis. The primary
endpoints were major adverse cardiac events (MACE), cardiac death, myocardial
infarction (MI) and target lesion revascularization (TLR). The secondary
endpoints were SB occlusion and SB dissection. Aggregated odds ratios and 95%
confidence intervals were calculated. A sensitivity analysis was conducted
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