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Comparative Study
. 2005 Mar 1;95(5):644-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.10.042.

Comparison of early outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention for unprotected left main coronary artery disease in the drug-eluting stent era with versus without intravascular ultrasonic guidance

Pierfrancesco Agostoni  1 , Marco Valgimigli, Carlos A G Van Mieghem, Gaston A Rodriguez-Granillo, Jiro Aoki, Andrew T L Ong, Keiichi Tsuchida, Eugène P McFadden, Jurgen M Ligthart, Pieter C Smits, Peter de Jaegere, George Sianos, Willem J Van der Giessen, Pim De Feyter, Patrick W Serruys
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Comparative Study

Comparison of early outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention for unprotected left main coronary artery disease in the drug-eluting stent era with versus without intravascular ultrasonic guidance

Pierfrancesco Agostoni et al. Am J Cardiol. .

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the short- and mid-term clinical impact of intravascular ultrasound guidance in 58 patients referred for elective percutaneous treatment of unprotected left main coronary artery disease with drug-eluting stents. The use of intravascular ultrasound, used in 41% of the procedures, was not associated with additional clinical benefit with respect to angiographic-assisted stent deployment.

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