Intravascular Ultrasound Classification of Plaque Distribution in Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcations

Oviedo, Carlos; Maehara, Akiko; S. Mintz, Gary; Araki, Hiroshi; Choi, So‐Yeon; Tsujita, Kenichi; Kubo, Takashi; Doi, Hiroshi; Templin, Barry; J. Lansky, Alexandra; Dangas, George; B. Leon, Martin; Mehran, Roxana; Jea Tahk, Seung; W. Stone, Gregg; Ochiai, Masahiko; W. Moses, Jeffrey

doi:10.1161/circinterventions.109.906016

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Intravascular Ultrasound Classification of Plaque Distribution in Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcations

Published in Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions • Mar 3, 2010

Authors:

Carlos Oviedo

Akiko Maehara

Gary S. Mintz

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Angiographic classifications of the location and severity of disease in the main vessel and side branch of coronary artery bifurcations have been proposed and applied to distal left main coronary artery (LMCA) bifurcation. METHODS AND RESULTS: We reviewed 140 angiograms of distal LMCA an...

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Intravascular ultrasound

Medicine

Ostium

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