Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary Stenting With and Without Use of Intravascular Ultrasound

This study sought to explore if intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) use in real-world patients is associated with improved long-term outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The benefit of IVUS use with PCI in real world is uncertain. We identified Medicare patients who underwent PCI from 2009 to 2017 and evaluated the association of IVUS use with long-term risk of mortality, myocardial infarction (MI), and repeat revascularization. We...