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The Crush technique for coronary bifurcation lesions has evolved significantly since its introduction to the literature by Colombo et al. in 2003, with several iterations, including double kissing balloon inflation. The main disadvantage of the historical Crush technique is the low success rate of the final kissing balloon inflation. An improvement came with the introduction of double kissing crush stenting aiming for the shorter protrusion and kissing balloon dilation performed before and after main branch stent implantation. The double kissing crush provides a significant reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events compared to Provisional stenting, Crush, and Culotte techniques. Recently, a novel modified mini-crush technique (controlled balloon-crush) has been introduced to the literature and is one of the most up-to-date crush techniques. The main advantage of this technique ove
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