title: 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.
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.
authors.affiliation: Erasmus Medical Center, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Pierfrancesco
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agostoni
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valgimigli
authors.forename: Carlos A G
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Van Mieghem
authors.forename: Gaston A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Granillo
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Andrew T L
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
authors.forename: Eugène P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: McFadden
authors.forename: Jurgen M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ligthart
authors.forename: Pieter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Smits
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de Jaegere
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sianos
authors.forename: Willem J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Van der Giessen
authors.forename: Pim
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Feyter
authors.forename: Patrick W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Serruys
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional