• Target vessel failure reduced after intravascular imaging- vs. angiography-guided PCI

    13 days ago - By Healio

    NEW ORLEANS - Intravascular imaging-guided PCI was associated with lower risk for target vessel failure vs. angiography-guided PCI for the treatment of complex coronary artery lesions, a speaker reported.
    The results of the RENOVATE-COMPLEX-PCI trial were presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session and simultaneously published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
    “Previous trials have shown lower rates of the major adverse clinical events after IVUS-guided PCI than after angiography-guided PCI, but have not been considered definitive owing to limited simple
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