Key result
IVUS and OCT outperform angiography alone for PCI guidance though neither imaging method proves superior.
Why the study?
Does intracoronary imaging (IVUS or OCT) improve clinical outcomes and stent optimization in patients undergoing PCI compared to angiography alone?
Comparison
IVUS vs OCT
Design
Review
Authors
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May support intracoronary imaging in complex PCI; leaves choice between IVUS and OCT unresolved.
Does intracoronary imaging (IVUS or OCT) improve clinical outcomes and stent optimization in patients undergoing PCI compared to angiography alone?
Intracoronary imaging with IVUS or OCT provides superior PCI guidance and plaque evaluation compared to angiography alone, though neither modality is definitively superior to the other.
Tsigkas et al. (2023) conducted a review in Coronary artery disease (CAD). Intracoronary imaging (IVUS and OCT) vs. Invasive coronary angiography (ICA) was evaluated. Intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography provide superior percutaneous coronary intervention guidance compared to intravascular coronary angiography alone, though neither imaging method has proven definitive superiority over the other.
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