Intravascular ultrasound assisted carotid artery stenting: randomized controlled trial. Preliminary results on 60 patients

Conclusions Though not recommended as a routine intraprocedural evaluation, IVUS may be useful for a real-time CAS control when treating challenging plaques, such as ‘soft’ or lipidic ones or those prone to rupture, or whenever an intraprocedural morphologic evaluation is required for the appropriate stent choice, or when higher embolic risk is evaluated.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Tags: Research articles: Editorial Source Type: research