Making measurements

↳ This is a section part of Moment: Simple Education: Advances in Intravascular Imaging, June 2017

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Summary

Dr Rasha Al-Lamee demonstrates how to make reproducible, accurate IVUS measurements in

  • evaluation of vessels pre-stenting 
  • optimisation of stents post-implantation.

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Target Audience

Learning Objectives

We know that sometimes IVUS appears difficult to understand and look forward to making things Simple for you.

Including:

  • International faculty
  • Hands on experience (break-out sessions:
    • Assembling the kit
    • Making Measurements (iPad/computer)
    • Case practice with instructor support
  • Latest clinical evidence
  • Structured case-based lectures on identification of thrombus, dissection, malapposition and more
  • Live case demonstrations using IVUS co-registration

Other Components in this Moment

Overview
What is IVUS? What evidence is there for clinical benefit?
Case examples to explain the evidence - ST/LMS/ISR/FMJ
Normal anatomy and vessel landmarks
Making measurements
Common abnormalities: Calcium, Dissection, Thrombus
The most common mistakes made by early IVUS user
How calcification affects PCI and how IVUS can help us
Live case transmission from Madrid – IVUS guided PCI
How to choose and optimise your stent using IVUS - three examples of tailoring IVUS results to the vessel characteristics
Stent failures 1 - Identifying causes of stent thrombosis
Left main PCI - why use IVUS and how do we use the images and measurements provided?
Stent failure 2 - Identifying causes of restenosis
Cases where IVUS was the difference between success and failure
How I use IVUS in CTO procedures
Intravascular imaging during procedures on sick patients - showboating, or potential saviour?
Learning core IVUS skills - three cases illustrating the most important things a new IVUS user must be able to recognise
Comparing IVUS and OCT - competitors, or complementary?
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