Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a novel intravascular imaging modality, based on
infrared light emission, that enables a high resolution arterial wall imaging, in the range of …

This document is complementary to an Expert Review Document on Optical Coherence
Tomography (OCT) for the study of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis. 1 The goal of this …

Since optical coherence tomography (OCT) was first performed in humans two decades ago,
this imaging modality has been widely adopted in research on coronary atherosclerosis and …

Although the safety profiles of coronary stents eluting sirolimus or paclitaxel do not seem to
differ from those of bare metal stents in the short-to-medium term, concern has arisen about …

Objectives: The purpose of this document is to make the output of the International Working
Group for Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography (IWG-IVOCT) Standardization and …

Background Drug-eluting metallic coronary stents predispose to late stent thrombosis,
prevent late lumen vessel enlargement, hinder surgical revascularisation, and impair …

Objectives: We sought to describe the incidence of late angiographic stent thrombosis
(LAST) events in an unselected drug-eluting stent (DES) population. Background: Concerns …

This consensus document, a summary of the views of an expert panel organized by the
European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), appraises the …

Background A fully bioabsorbable drug-eluting coronary stent that scaffolds the vessel wall
when needed and then disappears once the acute recoil and constrictive remodelling …

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate whether rapid endothelialization of
stainless steel stents with a functional endothelium prevents stent thrombosis and reduces …