Real-world use of intravascular ultrasound in Japan: a report from contemporary multicenter PCI registry
Kuno T, Numasawa Y, Sawano M, Abe T, Ueda I, Kodaira M, Suzuki M, Noma S, Nakamura I, Negishi K, Ishikawa S, Fukuda K, Kohsaka S. Real-world use of intravascular ultrasound in Japan: a report from contemporary multicenter PCI registry. Heart And Vessels 2019, 34: 1728-1739. PMID: 31129872, DOI: 10.1007/s00380-019-01427-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionEmergent percutaneous coronary interventionNon-IVUS groupPCI-related complicationsCoronary dissectionIntravascular ultrasoundIVUS usePCI registryMultivariate logistic regression analysisPlain old balloon angioplastyElective PCI patientsJapanese PCI registryMulticenter PCI registrySevere coronary dissectionMore comorbid conditionsClinical trial dataLogistic regression analysisLow event ratesIVUS groupPCI patientsCoronary interventionConsecutive patientsIndependent predictorsClinical outcomes