ESC Guidelines Update: Upgrade of IVUS to Class I Level A

Breaking News from the European Society of Cardiology!

The latest ESC guidelines now recommend the use of IVUS or OCT for performing PCI on anatomically complex lesions, especially in challenging cases like left main stem, true bifurcations, and long lesions.

This marks a significant advancement in interventional cardiology field and might have a positive effective in the reimbursement process of the different European countries.

 

 

You can find the complete ESC Guidelines here with the recommendation to use Intravascular Imaging Guidance by IVUS or OCT in the assessment of procedural risks and post-procedural outcomes on page 14.

European Guidelines 2024_  

 

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