State-of-the-Art PaperContemporary Clinical Applications of Coronary Intravascular Ultrasound
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Key Words
intravascular ultrasound
percutaneous coronary intervention
stent
Abbreviations and Acronyms
ACC
American College of Cardiology
AHA
American Heart Association
BMS
bare-metal stent(s)
CTO
chronic total occlusion
DES
drug-eluting stent(s)
FFR
fractional flow reserve
ISA
incomplete stent apposition
IVUS
intravascular ultrasound
MLA
minimal lumen area
MSA
minimal stent area
PCI
percutaneous coronary intervention
TVR
target vessel revascularization
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Dr. Samady has received research support from Volcano Corp.
All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. Drs. McDaniel and Eshtehardi contributed equally to this manuscript. Gary S. Mintz, MD, served as Guest Editor for this paper.
Copyright © 2011 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.