Coronary angiography has historically served as the gold standard for diagnosis of coronary
artery disease and guidance of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Adjunctive use of …

Objectives: The authors sought to explore the comparative clinical efficacy of different
imaging modalities for guiding percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Background …

Abstract This Consensus Document is the first of two reports summarizing the views of an
expert panel organized by the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular …

Background Patients with obstructive left main coronary artery disease are usually treated
with coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG). Randomized trials have suggested that drug …

Stepwise layered provisional stenting (PS) is the most commonly used strategy to treat
coronary bifurcation lesions (CBL). The term “stepwise layered” emphasises the versatility of …

Background Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance during percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) offers tomographic images of the coronary vessels, allowing optimization …

Procedural guidance with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging improves the clinical
outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) by: 1) informing …

Objectives: This study sought to determine whether intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
guidance compared with angiographic guidance reduces long-term risk of cardiac death in …

Left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease is the highest-risk lesion subset of ischemic heart
disease, and has traditionally been an indication for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) …

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) have been
developed and improved as both diagnostic and guidance tools for interventional …