Intravascular ultrasound to guide left main stem intervention: a sub-study of the NOBLE trial.
CONCLUSIONS: Post PCI IVUS assessment and adequate stent expansion are not associated with reduced MACCE, however there is an association with reduced LMS TLR. Use of intra-coronary imaging to prevent stent under-expansion in LMS PCI is likely to improve outcomes.
PMID: 32122821 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: EuroIntervention - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: EuroIntervention Source Type: research
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