Masaomi Gohbara, Kiyoshi Hibi, Takeshi Morimoto, Hidekuni Kirigaya, Ko Yamamoto, Koh Ono, Hiroki Shiomi, Masanobu Ohya, Kyohei Yamaji, Hiroki Watanabe, Tetsuya Amano, Yoshihiro Morino, Kensuke Takagi, Junko Honye, Hitoshi Matsuo, Mitsuru Abe, Kazushige Kadota, Kenji Ando, Kouichi Nakao, Shinjo Sonoda, Satoru Suwa, Kazuya Kawai, Ken Kozuma, Yoshihisa Nakagawa, Yuji Ikari, Mamoru Nanasato, Keiichi Hanaoka, Kengo Tanabe, Yoshiki Hata, Takashi Akasaka, Takeshi Kimura
BACKGROUND: The optimal revascularization strategy in patients with multivessel disease and intermediate SYNTAX score (SS) has not been fully elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes of optimal intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) stratified by SS. METHODS: This was a substudy of the OPTIVUS-Complex PCI study Multivessel Cohort, which aimed to meet the prespecified criteria for optimal stent expansion after IVUS-guided PCI...
September 1, 2023: American Journal of Cardiology