MIAMI BEACH, FLA.—Minimum luminal area (MLA) correlates with fractional flow reserve (FFR) values indicative of functionally ischemic lesions, but at varying cut-offs in different vessels, according ...

While intimal hyperplasia remains the predominant mechanism for in-stent restenosis with drug-eluting stents (DES), another key factor, stent underexpansion, remains both important and preventable, ...

Enrolling 3,349 patients, the IVUS sub-study is part of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's (CRF) ADAPT-DES study (Assessment of Dual AntiPlatelet Therapy with Drug-Eluting Stents), a prospective ...

Although initially described in the early 1970s, technological advancements during the past 2 decades have allowed IVUS to evolve into an over-the-wire, high-resolution cross-sectional in vivo imaging ...

Volcano Corporation VOLC, a leading developer and manufacturer of precision guided tools designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular disease, today announced ...

ORLANDO, FL – A strategy of using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to guide the implantation of an everolimus-eluting stent (Xience Prime, Abbott Vascular) for long lesions resulted in a significant ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . IVUS-guided PCI reduced risk for target vessel failure for patients with ACS vs. angiography-guided PCI. Lower ...

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided stent implantation yielded significantly lower rates of major adverse cardiac events up to 5 years, compared with angiographic guidance, research suggests. The ...

One-year success rates from angioplasty procedures to open clogged arteries in the legs were significantly higher among patients whose procedures were guided by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) ...