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Figure 1 The crush technique of bifurcation stenting. (A) Baseline angiogram with significant stenosis of the left anterior descending/first diagonal bifurcation. (B) Both vessels are wired, and both stents are positioned. A 2.5 x 12 mm Taxus stent is positioned in the side branch with its proximal part well within the main vessel; at the same time, a 3.0 x 24 mm Taxus stent is within the main vessel, ensuring it completely covers the proximal part of the side branch stent. (C) The side branch stent is deployed, and the balloon is withdrawn. (D) The stent in the main vessel is deployed. (E) Final result.