Eric A Osborn, Michael Johnson, Aziz Maksoud, Daniel Spoon, Frank J Zidar, Ethan C Korngold, Jana Buccola, Hector Garcia Cabrera, Richard J Rapoza, Nick E J West, Judah Rauch
BACKGROUND: While intravascular imaging guidance during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improves outcomes, routine intravascular imaging usage remains low, in part due to perceived inefficiency and safety concerns. AIMS: The LightLab (LL) Initiative was designed to evaluate whether implementing a standardised optical coherence tomography (OCT) workflow impacts PCI safety metrics and procedural efficiency. METHODS: In this multicentre, prospective, observational study, PCI procedural data were collected over 2 years from 45 physicians at 17 US centres...
November 8, 2022: EuroIntervention