The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
Expert review
Comparison of intravascular ultrasound versus angiography-guided drug-eluting stent implantation: a meta-analysis of one randomised trial and ten observational studies involving 19,619 patients
Yaojun Zhang1 ,2, MD, PhD; Vasim Farooq2, MBChB, MRCP; Hector M. Garcia-Garcia2, MD, PhD; Christos V. Bourantas2, MD, PhD; Nailiang Tian1, MD; Shengjie Dong3, MSc; Minghui Li1, PhD; Shaohua Yang1, MD; Patrick W. Serruys2, MD, PhD; Shao-Liang Chen1*, MD, PhD
1. Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; 2. Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 3. Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Aims: The impact of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guided coronary drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation on clinical outcomes remains c