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OCT Guidance to Improve Clinical Outcome of Coronary Interventions: What Have We Learnt?

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Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is the current state-of-the-art intravascular imaging technique which so far has been mainly used for research purpose. The clinical impact of an OCT-guided percutaneous coronary intervention is a field of controversy, although recent non randomized data has shown its potential clinical benefit. Many features that are clearly visualized by OCT are missed by both angiography and other intravascular imaging techniques due to their limited resolution. On the contrary, OCT allows visualization of detailed morphological characteristics of both atherosclerotic plaque and stent. This may translate in an improved clinical outcome of OCT-guided procedures. This article reviews the current evidence supporting a possible clinical effect of OCT guidance during coronary interventions.

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Dr. Francesco Prati has received honorarium from St. Jude Medical.

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  1. Department of Interventional Cardiology, San Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital, Via dell’Amba Aradam 9, IT-00184, Rome, Italy

    Luca Di Vito & Francesco Prati

  2. CLI Foundation, Roma, Italy

    Luca Di Vito & Francesco Prati

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Di Vito, L., Prati, F. OCT Guidance to Improve Clinical Outcome of Coronary Interventions: What Have We Learnt?. Curr Cardiovasc Imaging Rep 6, 421–425 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12410-013-9220-6

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