查看文章

Gounis et al Intravascular OCT for Neurointervention 219 underexpansion and other predictors of cardiovascular events, including edge dissections, intraluminal thrombus, thin-cap fibroatheromas, and plaque residuals. 10, 12 Consensus among many interventional cardiologists has been reached, recommending the use of OCT for the planning and optimization of coronary procedural strategies and incorporation of this technology into the clinical practice guidelines. 13 The unique ability to visualize stent apposition and tissue coverage on an individual strut level has been extensively used to study the efficacy and safety of newer generations of therapeutic devices, such as drug-eluting intracoronary stents, 14, 15 and investigate the mechanisms of stent failure. 16 Remarkably, OCT provides an artifact-free visualization of calcified plaques (ie, free of saturation, echoing, or shadowing artifacts), providing the unique …