The New England Journal of Medicine: IVUS-Guided versus Angiography-Guided PCI in Unprotected Left Main Coronary Disease Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is increasingly used for revascularization of unprotected left main coronary artery disease. Whether intravascular ultrasonographic (IVUS) guidance during ... Healio: PCI alleviates chest pain in patients with chronically blocked coronary artery The results challenge the rapid growth of Impella support during high-risk PCI.

Understanding the Context

Investigators say a reckoning is needed. Older patients with CAD scheduled for TAVR have comparable outcomes regardless of whether they undergo PCI before TAVR. High-risk patients with left ventricular dysfunction fare as well, or better, without the support of a microaxial flow pump during complex PCI procedures than those provided with a microaxial flow ... Healio: PCI did not improve outcomes in patients with severe LV systolic dysfunction, CAD Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on .

Key Insights

In patients with severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction on optimal medical therapy for HF, undergoing PCI ... PCI did not improve outcomes in patients with severe LV systolic dysfunction, CAD