Clinical Trial | By Witzenbichler B, Maehara A, Weisz G et al.
BACKGROUND - Prior small to modest-sized studies suggest a benefit of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance in noncomplex lesions. Whether IVUS guidance is associated with improved clinical outcomes after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation in an unrestricted patient population is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS - Assessment of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy With Drug-Eluting Stents (ADAPT-...
Clinical Trial | By Hong SJ, Kim BK, IVUS-XPL Investigators.
IMPORTANCE - Use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) promotes better clinical outcomes for coronary intervention in complex coronary lesions. However, randomized data demonstrating the clinical usefulness of IVUS are limited for lesions treated with drug-eluting stents. OBJECTIVE - To determine whether the long-term clinical outcomes with IVUS-guided drug-eluting stent implantation are superior to those w...
Clinical Trial | By Kim BK; Jang Y; CTO-IVUS Study Investigators et al.
BACKGROUND - There have been no randomized studies comparing intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided versus conventional angiography-guided chronic total occlusion (CTO) intervention using new-generation drug-eluting stent Therefore, we conducted a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial designed to test the hypothesis that IVUS-guided CTO intervention is superior to angiography-guided intervention. METHODS ...
Review Article | By Bavishi C, Sardar P, Stone GW et al.
The relative outcomes of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared with angiography-guided PCI with drug-eluting stent (DES) in complex lesions have not been established. We sought to compare the efficacy and safety of IVUS-guided PCI with angiography-guided PCI in patients with complex coronary lesions treated with DES. METHODS - Electronic databases were searched ...
Review Article | By Zhang YJ, Pang S, Chen SL et al.
BACKGROUND - Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) can be a useful tool during drug-eluting stents (DES) implantation as it allows accurate assessment of lesion severity and optimal treatment planning. However, numerous reports have shown that IVUS guided percutaneous coronary intervention is not associated with improved clinical outcomes, especially in non-complex patients and lesions. METHODS - We searched the ...
Review Article | By de la Torre Hernandez JM, Baz Alonso JA, IVUS-TRONCO-ICP Spanish study.
Original Research | By Park SJ, Kim YH, MAIN-COMPARE Investigators et al.
BACKGROUND - Although intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance has been useful in stenting for unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis, its impact on long-term mortality is still unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS - In the MAIN-COMPARE registry, patients with unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis in a hemodynamically stable condition underwent elective stenting under the guidance of IVU...
Original Research | By Sheth TN, Kajander OA, Lavi S et al.
BACKGROUND - Patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction are at increased risk for adverse events. It is unclear if image guidance by optical coherence tomography (OCT) can improve outcomes in these patients. We compared OCT-guided versus angiography-guided primary PCI for ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction among patients in the Thrombectomy V...
Original Research | By Iannaccone M, D'Ascenzo F, Frangieh AH et al.
AIM - To determine the potential clinical impact of OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) during primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients presenting with ACS (Acute Coronary Syndrome). METHODS AND RESULTS - FORMIDABLE is a multicentre retrospective registry enrolling all patients presenting with ACS and treated with an OCT-guided approach, while the USZ registry enrolled patie...