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Intravascular Imaging Can Improve Outcomes for Complex Stenting Procedures

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Stone, MD Mount Sinai Health System tim.hodson Wed, 04/02/2025 - 15:26 March 31, 2025 Using intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide stent implantation during complex stenting procedures is safer and more effective for patients with severely calcified coronary artery disease than conventional angiography, the more commonly used technique.

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"Anterior" ST Depression: Which Lesion is the Culprit?

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The proximal and mid LAD stenoses were stented and the OM 2 was left alone. Heitner et al found that in 14% of patients with NSTEMI, a blinded interventional cardiologist interpreting coronary angiograms identified a different culprit artery than CMR ( [link] ). 5 years later ( now in 2025 ) the problem remains.