IVUS derived plaque characteristics and outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

No/slow flow after percutaneous intervention(PCI) for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is common. Whether a comprehensive intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) analysis of atherosclerotic plaque can define characteristics which predict suboptimal flow following PCI is largely unknown.

Objectives

To identify IVUS correlates of suboptimal flow in patients with ACS undergoing PCI.

Materials & methods

We performed a prospective multicentre, investigator initiated study. Patients with ACS, who underwent IVUS guided PCI were enrolled. Clinical, angiographic and imaging characteristics of patients who developed suboptimal flow after PCI were analysed and compared with patients with normal flow.

Results

Between October 2021 and August 2022, we enrolled 187 patients

SUBMITTER: Narayanan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11977141 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature