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Morphological effects of coronary balloon angioplasty in vivo assessed by intravascular ultrasound imaging.

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Circulation, 85 (3): 1012--1025 (March 1992)

Abstract

Intravascular ultrasound provides a more complete quantitative and qualitative description of plaque geometry and composition than angiography after balloon angioplasty. In addition, intravascular ultrasound identified a subset of atherosclerotic plaque that has a higher incidence of restenosis. This information could be used prospectively to consider other therapeutic options in this subset. Intravascular ultrasound provides a method to describe the effects of angioplasty that will be useful in comparing future coronary intervention studies.

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