Ventricular Tachycardia: Past, Present & Future
January 28, 2026
Author Sub-editor: Dr Justin Chiong Dr Justin Chiong is an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow and Cardiology Registrar in the North West Deanery. He graduated from
The European Bifurcation club (EBC) defines a coronary bifurcation lesion as a “coronary artery narrowing occurring adjacent to, and/or involving, the origin of a significant side branch (SB)”. A significant SB is a “branch that one does not want to lose in the global context of a particular patient” (1). There are several methods of classification; however, the medina classification (Figure 1) is widely accepted with a ‘true bifurcation’ lesion defined as Medina class (1,0,1), (1,1,1), or (0,1,1) (2).
Author Sub-editor: Dr Justin Chiong Dr Justin Chiong is an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow and Cardiology Registrar in the North West Deanery. He graduated from
Author Sub-editor: Dr Hnin Zaw Dr Hnin Zaw is a cardiology registrar from the East of England Deanery with a specialist interest in electrophysiology and
Author Sub-editor: Dr Tha Htet Nyi Dr Tha Htet Nyi is a cardiology registrar in South London Deanery with subspecialty interests in multimodal cardiac imaging and
Author Sub-editor: Dr Chi Ho Fung Dr Chi Ho Fung graduated with Distinction from Imperial College School of Medicine in 2019 with an Intercalated Bachelor
Authors Heartbeat Sub-Editor: Alexandar Drampalou I am Dr.Alexandar Drampalou ,a cardiologist currently specializing in cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and
Authors Heartbeat Sub-Editor: Marina Zafeiri Dr Marina Zafeiri is an IMT3 in the Wessex deanery, with a strong interest in Cardiology. She graduated from Athens