Key result
Intravascular imaging with IVUS or OCT optimizes PCI results over angiography despite persistent underutilization.
Why the study?
Angiography has many limitations preventing accurate coronary lesion assessment, whereas intravascular imaging with IVUS or OCT helps optimize PCI results.
Does intravascular imaging guidance with IVUS or OCT improve outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention compared with angiography?
Comparison
IVUS vs OCT guidance during PCI
Design
Literature review
Authors
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May encourage wider intravascular imaging use in PCI; leaves open strategies to address persistent underutilization.
Does intravascular imaging guidance with IVUS or OCT improve outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention compared with angiography?
Intravascular imaging with IVUS or OCT is an essential, though underutilized, tool that optimizes PCI results and improves clinical outcomes compared to angiography alone.
Nguyen et al. (2020) conducted a review in Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Intravascular imaging guidance (IVUS or OCT) vs. Angiography was evaluated. Intravascular imaging guidance with IVUS or OCT optimizes percutaneous coronary intervention results compared with angiography, though it remains underutilized.
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