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April 20, 2026New England Journal of Medicine2 citations

Seeing the Left Main Coronary Artery Clearly — Is IVUS Always Necessary?

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FWFrederick G.P. Welt

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“The authors suggest that this result may be due to chance, and previous studies of IVUS have not supported an increased incidence of stroke. However, one cannot exclude the possibility that the extra time and manipulation associated with IVUS (or the care received after the procedure) may have played a role and should be addressed in future trials.”

Frederick G.P. Welt, Interventional cardiologist, NEJM editorial authorNEJMauto_pipelineCautiousView source
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synapsesocial.com/papers/69e598e785ab6d890cfade65https://doi.org/10.1056/nejme2602959
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