Relationship Between Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance and Clinical Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stents
Author(s) -
Bernhard Witzenbichler,
Akiko Maehara,
Giora Weisz,
FranzJosef Neumann,
Michael J. Rinaldi,
D. Christopher Metzger,
Timothy D. Henry,
David A. Cox,
Peter L. Duffy,
Bruce R. Brodie,
Thomas Stuckey,
Ernest L. Mazzaferri,
Ke Xu,
Helen Parise,
Roxana Mehran,
Gary S. Mintz,
Gregg W. Stone
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.113.003942
Subject(s) - medicine , intravascular ultrasound , drug , radiology , cardiology , pharmacology
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.
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