IVUS Angioplasty is the use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to guide cardiologists during their intervention; it provides a better image of the Coronary arteries. IVUS, high-frequency sound waves provide images of blood vessel’s inner lining and help the cardiologists to observe blockage, plaque and any other structural anomaly of the artery. This diagnostic tool is particularly important for coronary artery disease patients where plaque formation narrows arteries that supply blood to the heart muscles raising chances of a heart attack.

The importance of IVUS Angioplasty is not only visualization but also its function. By offering imaging in real time, it is used to improve better understanding and decisions by the physicians, about positioning of stents, possible or required further treatments, and general understanding of heart diseases. Its capacity to identify subtle arterial abnormalities that could possibly remain undiagnosed by regular angiography makes this diagnostic instrument a necessity in present day agent care.