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.

doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.10.042, hdl.handle.net/1765/57609
The American Journal of Cardiology
Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

Agostoni, P., Valgimigli, M., van Mieghem, C., Rodriguez-Granillo, G., Aoki, J., Ong, A., … Serruys, P. (2005). 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. The American Journal of Cardiology, 95(5), 644–647. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.10.042