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News from Asian Bifurcation Club

The Asian Bifurcation Club (ABC) aims to elevate the therapeutic level of bifurcation intervention in the Asian-Pacific region through international meetings, education, and collaboration with the European Bifurcation Club (EBC). This news highlights recent developments and upcoming events.

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News from Asian Bifurcation Club

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  1. News from Asian Bifurcation Club Yoshinobu Murasato MD, PhD Dept. Of Cardiovascular Medicine, New Yukuhashi Hospital, Yukuhashi, Japan

  2. Asian Bifurcation Club (ABC) • Founded in China in 2007 • President: Run-Lin Gao (China) • Purpose of establishment • To hold international meetings focusing on bifurcation intervention • Education of bifurcation intervention therapy in the Asian – Pacific area • Elevation of the therapeutic level • Friendly communication among Asian – Pacific countries • Collaboration with EBC

  3. 1st Coronary Bifurcation Summit November 27 -29, 2008, Nanjing, China • Course director • Run-Lin Gao (China) • Yves Louvard (France) • Executive director • Shaoliang Chen (China) • Collaboration with EBC • EBC members • Louvard, Sheiban, Hildrick-Smith, Ferrenc, Lassen • Live transmission • Educational session Nanjing Australia

  4. Asian Bifurcation Club at CIT Part II -III Presented by many Chinese faculties and some international specialists with discussion continuing for over 8hrs.

  5. Planned by Yoshinobu Murasato and Yutaka Hikichi • Collaboration with EBC and ABC • Ferrenc (Germany), Kim, Nam (Korea), Jepson (Australia), Choo (Malaysia), Ye (China) • First attempt of the long-time session focused on the bifurcation intervention from basic research to clinical study in Japan

  6. Three-dimensional LMCA model Normal model Stenosis model LMT LMT 4mm 130 4mm 150 150 LCx 130 LAD 3mm LMT～LAD: 60% Stenosis 80 LCx: 50% Stenosis 3.5mm LCx LAD 3mm 120 3.5mm 80 Courtesy of Iwasaki K (Waseda Univ)

  7. Time-Resolved 3D Stereo PIV Analysis of Bifurcation Flow using Pulsatile Coronary Circulatory System 26th Kokura Live 2009. Kiyotaka Iwasaki, Waseda University

  8. Normal model Stenosis model High Speed Flow Visualization during Peak Phase [ Low Magnification] Courtesy of Iwasaki K (Waseda Univ)

  9. OCT for Bifurcation Case . 72M Attached with neointima Stent strut at branch site 6month 12month Courtesy of Shinke T (Kobe Univ)

  10. Average neointimal thickness at the jailed struts P＜0.001 （μm） 79.0 ± 26.0 34.0 ± 17.0 17struts Courtesy of Shinke T (Kobe Univ)

  11. Planning: Yoshinobu Murasato • Main moderator: Yutaka Hikichi • Lefevre, Louvard (France), Serryus (Netherland), Colombo (Italy), Grube (Germany), Hoye (UK), Kurkoff (USA), Park (Korea), Chen (China) • There were so many attendees that we ran out of seating. It was an amazing experience to have such an enthusiastic atmosphere as well as in the CTO session in Japan.

  12. Course director • Seung-Jung Park (Korea), Martin B Leon (USA), Antonio Colombo (Italy) • 1st meeting (2007): Jeju • 2nd meeting (2008): Seoul • 3rd meeting (2009): New York • It has been changed to a global and comprehensive conference.

  13. Korean Bifurcation Club • President: Hyeon-CheolGwon • Executive director: Bon-Kwon Koo • Organization in Jan, 2008, two meetings • 3rd meeting: November, 2009 • Dr. Gwon wrote in our personal communication,“Fortunately, now I have Dr. Koo to work with. On the third meeting, we hope to rejuvenate the club and expect it to be activated further.”

  14. Korean Coronary Bifurcation Stenting Registry (COBIS) • 16 hospitals in Korea • 1691 bifurcation lesions, 1668 patients • Risk factors for MACE • PES in MV 1.87 (1.18-2.97) p=0.007 • MV length ≧ 30mm 2.17 (1.37-3.44) p=0.001 • FKB 1.74 (1.02-2.98) p=0.043 Gwon HC ACC 2009

  15. Unsolved issue in the ABC organization • Weak international organization among Asian countries • Confusion between domestic educational conference and the meeting for the specialists • Independent opening of the conferences in each country due to lack of coordination • Difference in the therapeutic level caused by economic reasonsamong the countries • Sponsorship

  16. What should we do for the ABC? • To nurture our friendship among Asian Pacific area. • Establishment of strong international organizing committee and regular meetings for good communication. • Development of each domestic organization. • Round opening of the specialist meeting among the participating countries. • Building consensus and sending a message to the world

  17. 2nd Coronary Bifurcation Summit • November 27-29, 2009 • Nanjing, China • Director: Shao-Liang Chen, Yves Louvard • Many EBC members will come. • Unfortunately, we could not arrange Japanese conference held in the same period this year, because of the difficulty in changing the reservation of the venue. • We will contact closely to decide the schedule of the conferences in the next year.

  18. We appreciate the cooperation of the EBC and hope to continue our close relationship bringing together Eastern and Western worlds! Thank you for your attention! Vincent van Gogh loved Japanese “Ukiyoe”. Etude of “Oiran” by Gogh Original “Oiran”

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