This practical guidebook describes all aspects of Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), sharing many tips & tricks essential to advanced use in daily clinical practice. Chapters describe in detail how to interpret several IVUS findings to apply PCI strategies and help readers understand the pathogenesis in different cases and the mechanisms of PCI. Practical approaches to performing effective PCI will be discussed with case presentations. Chapters outline many valuable topics, such as reviewing the IVUS images and demonstrating plaque characteristics. Also, it is a hot topic in stentless PCI and a special section on the relationship between IVUS measurements and physiological assessments, including fractional flow reserve (FFR).
Basics of Comprehensive IVUS-Guided PCIÂ is a book to be read by PCI operators, interventional fellows, and staff such as radiology technicians, clinical engineering technicians, and nurses in catheterization laboratories. It also attracts engineers and sales representatives working at medical companies who are curious about IVUS-guided PCI. The authors are experts of IVUS-guided PCI, and they will broaden the understanding of the technology to entry-level to intermediate operators.
