1.The results of intravascular ultrasound guided percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
Erdembileg Dandar ; Oyunkhand Buyankhishig ; Chingun Batmyagmar ; Bum-Erdene Batbayar ; Gereltuya Choijiljav ; Ankhbayar Lundendorj ; Munkhbat Batmunkh ; Surenjav Chimed ; Batmyagmar Khuyag
Mongolian Medical Sciences 2024;210(4):35-44
Introduction :
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is an advanced technology used to guide percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD).
Goal:
This study aims to describe the first successful implementation of IVUS in patients with
stable CAD in Mongolia.
Materials and Methods :
Patients with CAD who underwent either CAG or IVUS-guided PCI were prospectively
selected. All patients provided informed consent, which was approved by the Ethical
Committee of the Ministry of Health of Mongolia (March 17, 2023, №23/014). For patients who underwent CAG-guided PCI, stent deployment was performed under conventional
CAG guidance, while stent implantation was performed under IVUS guidance in patients
who underwent IVUS-guided PCI. Stent restenosis at 1-year follow-up was selected as
the primary endpoint. The differences between the CAG-guided PCI and IVUS-guided
PCI groups were compared using independent sample t-tests and chi-square tests. The
association between treatment strategy (CAG-guided PCI vs. IVUS-guided PCI) and all
cause restenosis (the study endpoint) was analyzed.
Results:
A total of 51 patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) who underwent coronary
angiography CAG guided PCI and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided PCI were included
in the present study. The mean age was 63±9.44 years, with 88.2% male (n=45). In the
IVUS-guided PCI group, the minimal lumen area (mm²) was 4.46±1.1, and after stenting, the
minimal stent area was 8.59±0.5, showing a statistically significant difference (p<0.001). The
stent restenosis rate at 1-year follow-up in the CAG-guided PCI group and the IVUS-guided
PCI group were 16% and 3.84%, respectively. The restenosis rate in the IVUS-guided PCI
group was lower than in the CAG-guided PCI group.
Conclusion
Complete expansion of the stent on the coronary artery wall is effective in improving long
term outcomes of PCI, and IVUS guided coronary artery intervention has better long-term
results compared to angiography-guided PCI group (96.1% vs 84%).