TY - JOUR
T1 - Atherosclerosis studies by intracoronary ultrasound
AU - Gotsman, Mervyn S.
AU - Mosseri, Morris
AU - Rozenman, Yoseph
AU - Admon, Dan
AU - Lotan, Chaim
AU - Nassar, Hisham
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a new technique of tomographic visualization of the coronary arteries: its lumen, wall and pathology. Three dimensional (3D) reconstruction shows the tubular structure of the arterial wall and its pathology. IVUS has many advantages over coronary angiography: it has better resolution and shows many hidden lesions. IVUS has helped uncover the underlying mechanisms of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), restenosis, the use and value of other interventional techniques such as directional coronary atherectomy (DCA), rotational atherectomy and stent implantation, and has great value in planning complex interventional procedures. The new American Heart Association (AHA) classification of coronary atherosclerosis pathology can be demonstrated by IVUS. IVUS is sensitive for studies of atheroma regression and progression and shows the coronary artery lesions after cardiac transplantation.
AB - Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a new technique of tomographic visualization of the coronary arteries: its lumen, wall and pathology. Three dimensional (3D) reconstruction shows the tubular structure of the arterial wall and its pathology. IVUS has many advantages over coronary angiography: it has better resolution and shows many hidden lesions. IVUS has helped uncover the underlying mechanisms of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), restenosis, the use and value of other interventional techniques such as directional coronary atherectomy (DCA), rotational atherectomy and stent implantation, and has great value in planning complex interventional procedures. The new American Heart Association (AHA) classification of coronary atherosclerosis pathology can be demonstrated by IVUS. IVUS is sensitive for studies of atheroma regression and progression and shows the coronary artery lesions after cardiac transplantation.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4615-5959-7_17
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4615-5959-7_17
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C2 - 9330730
AN - SCOPUS:0030826404
SN - 0065-2598
VL - 430
SP - 197
EP - 212
JO - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
JF - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
ER -