Medscape

Unexpected Trial Results Raise Questions About the Benefits of IVUS-Guided PCI

When IVUS did not outperform angiography for guiding percutaneous interventions in two trials, the results offered more questions than answers.
TCTMD

ILUMIEN III: OCT Imaging Matches IVUS but Fails to Beat Angiography for Stent Guidance in PCI

WASHINGTON, DC—A three-way comparison of optical coherence tomography (OCT), intravascular ultrasound, and angiography has come up with mixed results when it comes to choosing the best imaging ...
Medscape

Angiography Versus Intravascular Ultrasound-Directed Stent Placement (AVID)

No IVUS was performed before stent placement in either group. In the angiography-directed (AG) arm, procedural success was defined as <10% stent diameter stenosis compared with the distal reference ...
FierceBiotech

Abbott study pits OCT imaging against angiography, showing improved coronary stent deployments

Abbott aims to build optical coherence tomography into a preferred tool for guiding the placement of stents that increase blood flow to the heart muscle. But a pair of major late-breaking studies ...
TCTMD

IVUS Guidance Reduces Stent Thrombosis, MACE Compared to Angiography

Use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) rather than angiography to guide drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation results in lower rates of stent thrombosis, myocardial infarction (MI), and major adverse ...
News Medical

New method for determining the need for coronary stents, bypass surgery more effective than angiogram

A new method for determining whether patients with heart disease need coronary stents or bypass surgery is more effective than the angiogram, which is currently used, according to research from ...
Hindustan Times

YOU WERE TOLD YOU NEED AN ANGIOGRAM OR STENT?

When a Cardiologist tells you that you have“90 percent blockage,” the mind goes straight to fear. Most families immediately ask three questions. Is this a heart attack. Do I need a stent right now.
Healio

Studies demonstrate benefits of OCT guidance over angiography for PCI

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . OCT-guided PCI conferred greater minimal stent area vs. angiography-guided PCI in the CALPISO trial. OCT-guided ...
EurekAlert!

New tool could prevent needless stents and save money, Stanford cardiologist says

STANFORD, Calif. — Doctors may be implanting too many artery-opening stents and could improve patient outcomes — and ultimately save lives — if they did more in-depth measurements of blood flow in the ...

Army docs save 4 from rare cardiac infection after stenting process

Pune:A team of doctors from the Army Institute of Cardiothoracic Sciences (AICTS) successfully treated four patients ...
EurekAlert!

PET technology more effective than angiogram at determining need for coronary stents, bypass surgery

A new method for determining whether patients with heart disease need coronary stents or bypass surgery is more effective than the angiogram, which is currently used, according to research from ...