The Implementation of Intravascular Ultrasound and Fractional Flow Reserve in the Percutaneous Treatment of Very Long Coronary Artery Lesions

The Implementation of Intravascular Ultrasound and Fractional Flow Reserve in the Percutaneous Treatment of Very Long Coronary Artery Lesions

A single center, prospective, observational study to investigate the impact of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) on the functional percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) result (assessed with fractional flow reserve (FFR)) and one-year target vessel failure (TVF) rate after percutaneous treatment of long coronary artery lesions

Inclusion Criteria:

• Chronic coronary syndrome (stable angina; staged PCI to other lesions after acute myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation);
• Acute coronary syndrome without ST segment elevation (unstable angina or myocardial infarction without ST segment elevation);
• Functionally significant (FFR ≤ 0.8) lesion requiring a stent length of ≥ 30 mm and amenable for percutaneous coronary intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient's age ≤ 18 years;
• Acute myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation;
• Treatment with dual antiplatelet therapy contraindicated;
• Survival expectancy ≤ 1 year;
• Known allergy to sirolimus, everolimus or zotarolimus.