Intravascular Ultrasound Classification of Plaque Distribution in Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcations
Oviedo C, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Araki H, Choi SY, Tsujita K, Kubo T, Doi H, Templin B, Lansky AJ, Dangas G, Leon MB, Mehran R, Tahk SJ, Stone GW, Ochiai M, Moses JW. Intravascular Ultrasound Classification of Plaque Distribution in Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcations. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2010, 3: 105-112. PMID: 20197513, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.109.906016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLCX arteryMain coronary artery bifurcationLeft main coronary artery bifurcationIntravascular ultrasoundPlaque distributionCoronary artery bifurcationsAngiographic classificationArtery bifurcationLAD arteryBifurcation lesionsDistal LMCACircumflex artery lesionsLMCA bifurcation lesionsPreintervention intravascular ultrasoundProximal LAD arteryAngiographic diameter stenosisSeverity of diseaseIVUS plaque burdenLMCA lengthArtery lesionsAnterior descendingPlaque burdenDiameter stenosisBifurcation diseaseLCX ostiumIs Accurate Intravascular Ultrasound Evaluation of the Left Circumflex Ostium from a Left Anterior Descending to Left Main Pullback Possible?
Oviedo C, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Tsujita K, Kubo T, Doi H, Castellanos C, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Dangas G, Leon MB, Stone GW, Templin B, Araki H, Ochiai M, Moses JW. Is Accurate Intravascular Ultrasound Evaluation of the Left Circumflex Ostium from a Left Anterior Descending to Left Main Pullback Possible? The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 105: 948-954. PMID: 20346311, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.11.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSide branch ostiumLeft circumflexIntravascular ultrasound evaluationLumen diameterBranch ostiumUltrasound evaluationLeft Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation LesionsMain coronary artery bifurcation lesionsMain coronary artery lesionsCoronary artery bifurcation lesionsCoronary artery bifurcation diseaseCoronary artery lesionsIntravascular ultrasound assessmentMain vesselOblique viewCircumflex ostiumArtery lesionsLeft anteriorBland-Altman plotsPlaque burdenLimits of agreementOstial LADUltrasound assessmentBifurcation diseaseBifurcation lesions