The Nordic Bifurcation Study III
BIF III
Stenting of Coronary Artery Stenoses With Significant Side Branches. Should we, or Should we Not, Perform Dilatation of the Side Branch Through the Main Vessel Stent, if There is Acceptable Blood Flow in the Side Branch?
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interventional
477
1 country
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Brief Summary
Should we, or should we not, perform dilatation of the side branch through the main vessel stent, if there is acceptable blood flow in the side branch?
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable coronary-artery-disease
Started Apr 2007
Longer than P75 for not_applicable coronary-artery-disease
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 2, 2007
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2008
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 3, 2009
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 4, 2009
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2021
CompletedJanuary 2, 2026
December 1, 2025
1.4 years
June 3, 2009
December 29, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Combined end point of: cardiac death, index lesion myocardial infarction, stent thrombosis or target lesion revascularisation
After 6 months
Secondary Outcomes (15)
MACE (cardiac death, myocardial infarction, stent thrombosis or target vessel revascularisation)
during hospital period, after 1, 8, and 14 months, 2 and 3 years
Cardiac death
during hospital period, after 1, 8 and 14 months, 2 and 3 years
Myocardial infarction
during hospital period, after 1, 8 and 14 months, 2 and 3 years
Stent thrombosis
during hospital period, after 1, 8 and 14 months, 2 and 3 years
Target vessel revascularisation
during hospital period, after 1, 8 and 14 months, 2 and 3 years
- +10 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Kissing balloon post-dilatation
EXPERIMENTALPercutaneous coronary intervention with implantation of stent using kissing balloon dilatation
No kissing balloon post-dilatation
EXPERIMENTALPercutaneous coronary intervention with implantation of stent and not using kissing balloon postdilatation
Interventions
Implantation of coronary stent in bifurcation lesion.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Stable or unstable angina pectoris. -Bifurcation lesion of "LAD/diagonal", "Cx/obtuse marginal", "RCA--
- PDA/posterola¬te¬ral branch" or "LM/Cx/LAD".
- Diameter of main vessel by visual estimate \> 2.5 mm.
- Diameter of side branch by visual estimate \> 2.25 mm.
- Signed informed consent
You may not qualify if:
- Age \< 18 years.
- ST-elevation infarction within 24 hours.
- Expected survival \< 1 year.
- S-creatinine \> 200 µmol/l.
- Allergy to Aspirin, Clopidogrel or Ticlopidine.
- Allergy to Sirolimus.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Evald Hoej Christiansenlead
- Johnson & Johnsoncollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Aarhus University Hospital Skejby
Aarhus, 8200, Denmark
Related Publications (1)
Niemela M, Kervinen K, Erglis A, Holm NR, Maeng M, Christiansen EH, Kumsars I, Jegere S, Dombrovskis A, Gunnes P, Stavnes S, Steigen TK, Trovik T, Eskola M, Vikman S, Romppanen H, Makikallio T, Hansen KN, Thayssen P, Aberge L, Jensen LO, Hervold A, Airaksinen J, Pietila M, Frobert O, Kellerth T, Ravkilde J, Aaroe J, Jensen JS, Helqvist S, Sjogren I, James S, Miettinen H, Lassen JF, Thuesen L; Nordic-Baltic PCI Study Group. Randomized comparison of final kissing balloon dilatation versus no final kissing balloon dilatation in patients with coronary bifurcation lesions treated with main vessel stenting: the Nordic-Baltic Bifurcation Study III. Circulation. 2011 Jan 4;123(1):79-86. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.966879. Epub 2010 Dec 20.
PMID: 21173348DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Niels R Holm, MD
MD
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- MD
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 3, 2009
First Posted
June 4, 2009
Study Start
April 2, 2007
Primary Completion
September 1, 2008
Study Completion
November 1, 2021
Last Updated
January 2, 2026
Record last verified: 2025-12