Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance Is Associated With Better Outcome in Patients Undergoing Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenting Compared With Angiography Guidance Alone | Zendy

Pontus Andell | Zendy; Sofia Karlsson | Zendy; Moman A. Mohammad | Zendy; Matthias Götberg | Zendy; Stefan James | Zendy; Jens Jensen | Zendy; Ole Frøbert | Zendy; Oskar Angerås | Zendy; Johan Nilsson | Zendy; Elmir Ömerovic | Zendy; Bo Lagerqvist | Zendy; Jonas Persson | Zendy; Sasha Koul | Zendy; David Erlinge | Zendy

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Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance Is Associated With Better Outcome in Patients Undergoing Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenting Compared With Angiography Guidance Alone

Author(s) -

Pontus Andell,

Sofia Karlsson,

Moman A. Mohammad,

Matthias Götberg,

Stefan James,

Jens Jensen,

Ole Frøbert,

Oskar Angerås,

Johan Nilsson,

Elmir Ömerovic,

Bo Lagerqvist,

Jonas Persson,

Sasha Koul,

David Erlinge

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

circulation cardiovascular interventions

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621

H-Index - 95

eISSN - 1941-7632

pISSN - 1941-7640

DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.116.004813

Subject(s) - medicine , intravascular ultrasound , conventional pci , percutaneous coronary intervention , hazard ratio , cardiology , confidence interval , stent , restenosis , coronary artery disease , radiology , myocardial infarction

Small observational studies have indicated better outcome with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance when performing unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but the overall picture remains inconclusive and warrants further investigation. We studied the impact of IVUS guidance on outcome in patients undergoing unprotected LMCA PCI in a Swedish nationwide observational study.

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