The impact of intravascular ultrasound guidance during drug eluting stent implantation on angiographic outcomes.


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Yazici H. U., Agamaliyev M., Aydar Y., Goktekin O.

European review for medical and pharmacological sciences, cilt.19, sa.16, ss.3012-7, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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OBJECTIVE: Major limitation for the use of stent in the treatment of coronary artery disease is development of stent restenosis. The impact of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance during drug eluting stent (DES) implantation is presently not yet well established.