IVUS CHIP
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance for Complex High-Risk Indicated Procedures
IRAS ID
303332
Contact name
James Spratt
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
European Cardiovascular Research Institute (ECRI)
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
4 years, 4 months, 31 days
Research summary
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance has been reported to improve how well patients recover and continue to be well after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).
PCI is a non-surgical procedure that uses a thin flexible tube to place a small structure called a stent to open up blood vessels in the heart that have been narrowed by plaque build-up, a condition known as atherosclerosis.
In particular the additional value of this type of imaging might be maximized when it is performed both before, to evaluate the lesion and after the stent is put into place, to optimise the procedure.
There is evidence that suggests that there is a high impact of IVUS guidance on reducing the number of cardiac events in patients with complex lesions.
The aim of the study is to compare clinical outcomes in terms of target vessel failure after either IVUS guided or angiography guided PCI in patients with complex coronary anatomy or lowered ventricular function requiring mechanical supportREC name
HSC REC A
REC reference
21/NI/0165
Date of REC Opinion
24 Nov 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion