Meta-analysis of outcomes after intravascular ultrasound-guided versus angiography-guided drug-eluting stent implantation in 26,503 patients enrolled in three randomized trials and 14 observational studies

Am J Cardiol. 2014 Apr 15;113(8):1338-47. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.12.043. Epub 2014 Jan 31.

Abstract

There are conflicting data regarding the benefit of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) over angiography-guided PCI. Since the last meta-analysis was published, several new studies have been reported. We performed a comprehensive meta-analysis to evaluate the clinical impact of IVUS-guided PCI with drug-eluting stent compared with conventional angiography-guided PCI. This meta-analysis included 26,503 patients from 3 randomized and 14 observational studies; 12,499 patients underwent IVUS-guided PCI and 14,004 underwent angiography-guided PCI. Main outcome measures were total mortality, myocardial infarction (MI), stent thrombosis, and target lesion revascularization (TLR). IVUS-guided PCI was significantly associated with more stents, longer stents, and larger stents. Regarding clinical outcomes, IVUS-guided PCI was associated with a significantly lower risk of TLR (odds ratio [OR] 0.81, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.66 to 1.00, p=0.046). In addition, the risk of death (OR 0.61, 95% CI 0.48 to 0.79, p<0.001), MI (OR 0.57, 95% CI 0.44 to 0.75, p<0.001), and stent thrombosis (OR 0.59, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.75, p<0.001) were also decreased. In conclusion, our meta-analysis demonstrated that IVUS-guided PCI was associated with lower risk of death, MI, TLR, and stent thrombosis after drug-eluting stent implantation.

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Angiography / methods*
  • Drug-Eluting Stents*
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Infarction* / diagnosis
  • Myocardial Infarction* / mortality
  • Myocardial Infarction* / therapy
  • Observational Studies as Topic
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods*
  • Prognosis
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Survival Rate / trends
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*