Courtesy of Dr. Gustavo Leiva. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) has traditionally been the procedure of choice in patients with left main coronary artery disease. However, the use of percutaneous techniques in this kind of lesions has been on the rise, partly due to recent research showing similar outcomes with both procedures. Unprotected left main...
FFR, IVUS and OCT in Chronic Coronary Syndromes
Lecture given by Dr. Mario Araya (Chile) on FFR, IVUS and CTO in acute coronary syndromes at SOLACI-SBHCI’16, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Recorded by TV Med – June 8, 2016.
Why We Should Use IVUS in Complex Coronary Lesions
Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Drug eluting stents (DES) have shown benefits in terms of restenosis vs. conventional bare metal stents (BMS). Many of the advantages of DES depend on correct implantation, especially in complex lesions. In complex lesions, the use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) provides important information on lesion length, vessel diameter, calcification...
IVUS vs. Angiography in New-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents Preimplantation
Courtesy of Dr. Guillermo Migliaro. The latest 2011 American College of Cardiology (ACC) guideline states that “coronary intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) may be considered for guidance of coronary stent implantation, particularly in cases of left main coronary artery stenting (Class IIB, Level of Evidence: B).” This has been long debated with no clear winners. This analysis provides new information...
SYNTAX II: Initial outcomes of FFR/iFR and IVUS guided PCI with last generation DES in 3 vessel patients
Original Title: iFR/FFR and IVUS-guided percutaneous coronary revascularization with new-generation DES in patients with de novo three-vessel disease: 30-day outcomes of the SYNTAX II trial. Presenter: P. W. Serruys. The European Society of Cardiology guidelines recommend PCI for patients with multivessel disease and a Syntax score. A prospective, multicenter, single arm study was carried...
OPINON: OCT vs. IVUS Guided PCI
Original Title: Optical frequency domain imaging vs. IVUS in PCI: the OPINION trial – one-year primary endpoint results. Presenter: T. Kubo. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is increasingly being used in the daily practice given its greater capacity to define anatomical structures vs. intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). The clinical impact of this decision remains unclear. ...
IVUS-XPL: IVUS superior to angiography for guiding DES implantation in long lesions
Original Title: Effect of intravascular ultrasound-guided vs angiography-guided everolimus-eluting stent implantation: the IVUS-XPL randomized clinical trial. Presenter: Hong S-J. Patients with long coronary lesions have better clinical results after a year of second generation DES implantation when interventions are guided by IVUS, instead of angiography. The benefit was attributed to a lower revascularization rate of ischemia...
Usefulness of IVUS in coronary angioplasty of distal LMCA Jorge Allín, MD
Usefulness of IVUS in coronary angioplasty of distal LMCA Jorge Allín, MD
Relevancia clínica del IVUS y FFR en 2011: guías y consideracones prácticas Dr. Gary S. Mintz – Cardiovascular Research Foundation New York, NY
Relevancia clínica del IVUS y FFR en 2011: guías y consideracones prácticas Dr. Gary S. Mintz – Cardiovascular Research Foundation New York, NY
Step by Step: IVUS, Case Analysis and Resolution
Costantino O. Costantini2013-08-06 Hôpital Cardiológico CostantiniFundação Francisco CostantiniCuritiba – Brazil