Is 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