The committee consisted of acknowledged experts in IVUS representing the ACC (10
members) and the European Society of Cardiology (2 members). Both the academic and …

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a valuable adjunct to angiography, providing new insights
in the diagnosis of and therapy for coronary disease. Angiography depicts only a 2D …

This article reviews the development and current status of catheter-based, intravascular
ultrasound imaging. The first section provides an introduction to some of the general …

We evaluated the accuracy of a noninvasive method for estimating right ventricular systolic
pressures in patients with tricuspid regurgitation detected by Doppler ultrasound. Of 62 …

Background—Several clinical studies are evaluating the therapeutic potential of delivery of
various progenitor cells for treatment of injured hearts. However, the actual fate of delivered …

Background—Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) can assess stent geometry more accurately
than angiography. Several studies have demonstrated that the degree of stent expansion as …

Intravascuiar ultrasound imaging is a new method in which high resolution images of the
arterial wall are obtained with use of a catheter placed within an artery. An in vitro Plexiglas …

Background—A relatively simple, invasive method for quantitatively assessing the status of
the coronary microcirculation independent of the epicardial artery is lacking. Methods and …

This step-by-step guide to medical technology innovation, now in full color, has been
rewritten to reflect recent trends of industry globalization and value-conscious healthcare …

Objectives: We assessed the predictive value of minimum stent area (MSA) for long-term
patency of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) implantation compared to bare metal stents (BMS) …