title: The use of intravascular ultrasound imaging for the assessment of left main stem coronary disease before bypass surgery.
abstract: Coronary angiography has well-known limitations in the assessment of coronary artery disease, many of which are overcome using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). While these limitations are particularly pronounced in the left main stem coronary artery, it is in this anatomical location that a correct decision regarding treatment modality has the most prognostic relevance to the patient. In this case report we demonstrate the importance of considering IVUS imaging in patients with apparent ostial and proximal left main stem disease before coronary bypass surgery.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Centre, St Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, UK.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Skyrme-Jones
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mottram
authors.forename: I T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Meredith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional