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Dr Antonio Colombo is Director of the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory at EM Centro Cuore Columbus SRL in Milan, Italy. He is an interventional cardiologist who has been active in the field of coronary stenting since the early days of this technology and has contributed in several ways to the improvement and refining of various aspects of the procedure. Dr Colombo has been the main author and the co-author of many publications in the area of coronary intervention. Recently, Dr Colombo introduced new approaches to the treatment of bifurcation lesions with drug-eluting stents.
Management of bifurcation lesions

Azeem Latib1 and Antonio Colombo1,2
1Interventional Cardiology Unit,
San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
2EMO Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan, Italy

Address for correspondence:
Antonio Colombo MD, FESC
EMO Centro Cuore Columbus SRL
Via Buonarroti 48, 20145 Milan, Italy
Tel: +39-02-4812920 Fax: +39-02-48193433
Email: info@emocolumbus.it

Abstract
Coronary bifurcations are frequently encountered by interventional cardiologists and remain a challenging subset of lesions to treat. Recent advances in percutaneous coronary intervention and the introduction of drug-eluting stents have dramatically improved our ability to successfully treat patients percutaneously, with improved long-term results. However, there has been considerable controversy as to the appropriate management strategy. This review aims to provide a contemporary and practical approach to the percutaneous treatment of coronary bifurcations.