Fig. 16.1 Optical coherence tomographic images of in-stent restenosis 1 year after stent implantation . On left panel, the percentage of area stenosis was 60.1%, showing in-stent restenosis. The cross-sectional area…
2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guideline [1] Level of evidence Assessment of angiographically indeterminant left main CAD B Reasonable 4–6 weeks and 1 year after cardiac transplantation to exclude donor CAD, detect rapidly progressive cardiac…
Fig. 17.1 Representative optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of late stent thrombosis within incomplete stent struts coverage Table 17.1 Proportions of uncovered stent struts observed by optical coherence tomography Stent…
Fig. 11.1 History of the OCT development. Naohiro Tanno and James G. Fujimoto developed OCT in 1991, and they first performed OCT on the human retina. Intravascular OCT was performed…
Fig. 10.1 Image resolution and penetration depth for OCT, microscopy, and ultrasound. OCT plays a role in filling a gap between microscopy and ultrasound in medical imaging. The image resolution…
Fig. 28.1 Representative case of fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement in culprit vessel of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. (a) Electrocardiogram showed ST-segment elevation in lead II, III, aVF, and V4–V6….
Recommendations Class of recommendation Level of evidence European Society of Cardiology [1] OCT to assess mechanisms of stent failure IIa C OCT in selected patients to optimize stent implantation IIb…
Fig. 24.1 Example of measuring coronary flow reserve . Coronary flow reserve is calculated as the ratio of hyperemic average peak flow velocity to baseline APV. (APV average peak velocity,…
Fig. 12.1 Comparision of border detection between optical coherence tomography (OCT) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). Normal artery wall shows a 3-layered architecture, comprising a high backscattering, thin intima, a low…
Study Year N (IVUS vs. angiography) Enrolled patients Follow-up, m Primary endpoint Major findings (IVUS vs. angiography) Jakabacin et al. [3] 2010 105 vs. 105 Complex cases and high clinical…
