An intravascular ultrasound comparison of left anterior descending artery/first diagonal branch versus distal left main coronary artery bifurcation lesions

Tadayuki Yakushiji1, MD; Akiko Maehara1*, MD; Gary S. Mintz1, MD; Shigeo Saito2, MD; Hiroshi Araki2, MD; Carlos Oviedo3, MD; So-Yeon Choi4, MD; Seung Jea Tahk4, MD; Martin B. Leon1, MD; Gregg W. Stone1, MD; Jeffrey W. Moses1, MD; Masahiko Ochiai2, MD

1. The Cardiovascular Research Foundation and Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; 2. Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan; 3. Volcano Corporation, Rancho Cordova, CA, USA; 4. Ajou University

Aims: We report the intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) analysis of plaque distribution in left anterior descending (LAD) artery/first diago

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