A Randomized Controlled Trial of Angiography Versus Intravascular Ultrasound-Directed Bare-Metal Coronary Stent Placement (The AVID Trial)

BACKGROUND—AVID (Angiography Versus Intravascular ultrasound-Directed stent placement) is a multicenter, randomized controlled trial designed to assess the effect of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-directed stent placement on the 12-month rate of target lesion revascularization (TLR). METHODS AND RE...

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Veröffentlicht in:Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions 2009-04, Vol.2 (2), p.113-123
Hauptverfasser: Russo, Robert J, Silva, Patricia D, Teirstein, Paul S, Attubato, Michael J, Davidson, Charles J, DeFranco, Anthony C, Fitzgerald, Peter J, Goldberg, Steven L, Hermiller, James B, Leon, Martin B, Ling, Frederick S, Lucisano, Jennifer E, Schatz, Richard A, Wong, S Chiu, Weissman, Neil J, Zientek, David M
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Zusammenfassung:BACKGROUND—AVID (Angiography Versus Intravascular ultrasound-Directed stent placement) is a multicenter, randomized controlled trial designed to assess the effect of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-directed stent placement on the 12-month rate of target lesion revascularization (TLR). METHODS AND RESULTS—After elective coronary stent placement and an optimal angiographic result (
ISSN:1941-7640
1941-7632
DOI:10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.108.778647