Optical coherence tomography

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How Coronary Perforation Looks at Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging

01/01/2023

A 78-year-old woman admitted for anterior non-ST elevated myocardial infarction underwent coronary angiography, which showed a critical stenosis of the proximal and distal left anterior descending artery (LAD). After predilation, the distal...

A 78-year-old woman admitted for...

01/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Original Contribution

Procedural Performance of Ultrathin, Biodegradable Polymer-Coated Stents Versus Durable Polymer-Coated Stents Based on Intracoronary Imaging

11/01/2022

Maria N. Tovar Forero , MD;

Leon Visser , BSc;

Alessandra Scoccia , MD;

Eric Boersma , PhD;

Tara Neleman , BSc;

Rutger-Jan Nuis , MD, PhD;

Frederik T.W. Groenland , MD;

Wijnand K. den Dekker , MD, PhD;

Jurgen M.R. Ligthart , RT, BSc;

Jeroen Wilschut , MD;

Nicolas M. Van Mieghem , MD, PhD;

Roberto Diletti , MD, PhD;

Joost Daemen , MD, PhD;

Felix Zijlstra , MD, PhD;

Thinner stent struts might lead to a higher risk of recoil and subsequently a smaller minimal stent area (MSA), which is known to be the strongest predictor of stent failure. We compared procedural performance between an ultrathin-strut...

Thinner stent struts might lead...

11/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Ultra-Short Term Evaluation of Coronary Vessel Wall Changes in Reference Segments Adjacent to Culprit Lesions in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

12/01/2021

Giuseppe Andò , MD;

Stefano Rigattieri , MD, PhD;

Stefano Garducci , MD;

Ferdinando Varbella , MD;

Alexios Karagiannis , MD;

Cataldo Palmieri , MD;

Roberto Diletti , MD, PhD;

Jouke Dijkstra , PhD;

Paolo Calabro , MD;

Marianna Adamo , MD;

Andrea Picchi , MD;

Marco Valgimigli , MD, PhD, FESC;

Gennaro Sardella , MD, PhD;

Ugo Limbruno , MD, PhD;

Kazuhiro Dan , MD, PhD;

Carlo Briguori , MD, PhD;

Hector M. Garcia-Garcia , MD, PhD;

Omar Yacob , MD;

Kayode O. Kuku , MD;

Miguel A. Diaz-Torres , MD;

Enrico Frigoli , MD;

Giacomo Boccuzzi , MD;

Marco Zimarino , MD;

Marco Contarini , MD;

Filippo Russo , MD;

Kazuhiro Dan, MD, PhD and colleagues compared separately the fate of residual dissection and luminal area/dimension by OCT in the target vessel between pPCI and staged PCI, including 1-year clinical outcomes.

Kazuhiro Dan, MD, PhD and...

12/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Optical coherence tomography images after first-generation drug-eluting stent implantation

Original Contribution

Atherogenesis in Native Coronary Segments and In-Stent Neoatherogenesis Beyond Three Years After First-Generation Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation: Angiographic and Optical Coherence Tomography Study

09/01/2021

Dorota Ochijewicz , MD;

Lukasz Kołtowski , MD, PhD;

Janusz Kochman , MD, PhD;

Mariusz Tomaniak , MD, PhD;

Piotr Barus , MD;

Adam Rdzanek , MD, PhD;

Arkadiusz Pietrasik , MD, PhD;

Grzegorz Opolski , MD, PhD;

This study investigates the association between subclinical in-stent neoatherosclerosis and atherosclerosis progression of native coronary segments in patients with chronic coronary syndrome.

This study investigates the...

09/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Longitudinal Stent Deformation: Insights Provided by Optical Coherence Tomography

08/01/2021

Anunay Gupta , MBBS, MD, DM;

Dinkar Bhasin , MBBS, MD, DM;

H. S. Isser , MBBS, MD, DM;

Gaurav Kumar Arora , MBBS, MD, DM;

Uncorrected longitudinal stent deformation increases the risk of major adverse outcomes. Intravascular imaging helps in the recognition of this deformity.

Uncorrected longitudinal stent...

08/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Intracoronary Imaging of a Synergy Megatron Stent Fracture in Ostial Right Coronary Artery

08/01/2021

Jessika González D'Gregorio , MD;

Agustín Fernandez-Cisnal , MD;

Juan Sanchis Forés , MD, PhD;

Sergio García-Blas , MD, PhD;

The Synergy Megatron stent confers enhanced axial and radial forces, which makes it an ideal choice for ostial and calcified lesions. However, in this case, the stent fractured. We describe the management of this complication.

The Synergy Megatron stent...

08/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Severe lesion at proximal left anterior descending coronary artery 8 months prior

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Complete Coronary Stent Removal After Optical Coherence Tomography Performance 8 Months Later for Device Entrapment: A Scary Challenge

06/29/2021

Hector Cubero-Gallego , MD, PhD;

Beatriz Vaquerizo , MD, PhD;

We describe an uncommon and potentially life-threatening complication during stent assessment by optical coherence tomography (OCT) with entrapment and complete stent removal. Possible mechanisms for OCT-catheter entrapment include malapposed...

We describe an uncommon and...

06/29/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Original Contribution

Feasibility and Safety of the Novel Vivolight Frequency Domain Optical Coherence Tomography System: A Multicenter Study

06/08/2021

Juying Qian , MD;

Hua Shen , MD;

Jun Guo , MD;

Zhijun Sun , MD;

Yu Wang ;

Lian Chen , MD;

Yundai Chen , MD;

Qinhua Jin , MD;

Yujie Zhou , MD;

Jing Jing , MD;

Yizhe Wu , MD;

Yuyang Liu , MD;

The study sought to assess the effectiveness and safety of the novel P60 Vivolight frequency-domain optical coherence tomography system (Shenzhen Vivolight Medical Device & Technology).

The study sought to assess the...

06/08/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology