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Navigating the Coronary Circulation : Angiography vs IVUS Pearls and Pitfalls. Philippe L. L’Allier, MD Montreal Heart Institute Tuesday, March 27, 2007. Angiography: the old friend. 2D Longitudinal Lumen Imaging. % Stenosis (QCA) “Normal” Reference Diameter. Good
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Navigating the Coronary Circulation:Angiography vs IVUSPearls and Pitfalls Philippe L. L’Allier, MD Montreal Heart Institute Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Angiography:the old friend 2D Longitudinal Lumen Imaging • % Stenosis (QCA) • “Normal” Reference Diameter
Good Extensively used > 60 years Entire coronary anatomy, including small and distal vessels Excellent PPV Validated QCA Helpful in clinical decision making Bad Relative % stenosis Reference segment assessment Eccentricity Post PTCA/dissections Limited correlation with physiology Angiography: the good and the bad
IVUS Imaging 2D Cross-Sectional Imaging
Good Tomographic views Vessel wall + lumen visualization Excellent NPV+PPV Validated quantitative software Plaque characterization Bad Need to instrument vessels Limited to proximal segments Cost Not as well validated for clinical decision making Limited correlation with physiology Not always perpendicular to vessel axis IVUS: the good and the bad
IVUS Imaging:Plaque Surface and Volume Transverse Plane Longitudinal Plane
IVUS 3D Reconstruction: %change atheroma volume • ACC 2007: • - ERASE • ILLUSTRATE
Distal LMT <6.0 mm2
Fibrous Soft Deep calcification Superficial Ca
Potentially unstable coronary lesion Echolucent
Conclusions • Angio remains the most widely and conveniently used coronary imaging modality • IVUS has helped better use/understand angiography • Not IVUS vs Angio, more Angio ± IVUS • Need to understand the pitfalls of each technique and use them appropriately