Search Tag: OCT-guided PCI

2024 02 Sep

  Using optical coherence tomography (OCT) to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with complex coronary lesions significantly improves survival rates and reduces adverse cardiovascular events compared to the standard angiography-guided PCI, according to late-breaking research presented at the ESC...Read more

2016 04 Oct

A randomised study has revealed that optical coherence tomography (OCT) optimises the results of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes and contributes to a better post-procedural outcome than angiography.   Angiography is the established imaging technique routinely used during...Read more