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 ostium