Rendered OCT Imaging of an Impressive Stent Malapposition in the Left Main Coronary Artery.
This case emphasizes the need to use intravascular imaging to optimize stent implantation in the left main coronary artery. Despite recommendations, intravascular imaging is still widely under-utilized. The recently developed stent apposition OCT software (OPTIS Stent Optimization Software; Abbott Vascular) confirmed its usefulness in optimizing stent implantation in unprotected left main PCI.
['Merella|Pierluigi|P|', 'Lorenzoni|Giovanni|G|', 'Viola|Graziana|G|', 'Berne|Paola|P|', 'Casu|Gavino|G|']
D000368:Aged D017023:Coronary Angiography D023921:Coronary Stenosis D003331:Coronary Vessels D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents D005260:Female D006801:Humans D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention D011474:Prosthesis Design D011475:Prosthesis Failure D012086:Reoperation D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
intravascular imaging cardiac imaging unprotected left main coronary artery