Contemporary Use of IVUS in Peripheral Artery Disease
Overview
Angiography remains an important and practical way to evaluate vasculature in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). However, it has several limitations. Adjunctive imaging modalities such as intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) can provide a more accurate visualization of what is happening within the diseased blood vessel. IVUS is easy to use and is widely available but requires an understanding of image interpretation.
Speaker 1: Dr Fanelli – IVUS introduction and learning objectives (8-10 mins)
Discussion / Q&A (3-5 mins)
Speaker 2: Dr Shammas – Understanding the severity of post-intervention dissections (8-10 mins)
Discussion / Q&A (3-5 mins)
Speaker 3: Dr Konstantinos Stavroulakis – Vessel calcification patterns to determine balloon sizing strategy (8-10 mins)
Discussion / Q&A (3-5 mins)
Speaker 4: Dr John Rundback – where to use IVUS and why it is critically important in my practice (8-10 mins)
Discussion / Q&A and close (3-8 mins)
Learning Objectives
- Inspire a new way of thinking about intraoperative disease characterization and performance goals.
- Demonstrate the benefits of intravascular imaging with a focus on vessel dissection and calcium detection and management.
- Use exemplary case examples to show that IVUS is critically important in contemporary practice and improves patient outcomes.
- To understand the limitations of digital subtraction angiography
- To learn the advantages of IVUS in the peripheral vessels with a focus on dissection and calcium visualisation and management
- To learn how to conduct a correct IVUS evaluation in the peripheral vessels using the '4 pillars' framework
- To get up-to-date with the latest research on the use of IVUS to guide PAD intervention
