An “optical biopsy” of intravascular plaque during stenting is more effective at reducing the rate of restenosis or thrombosis in people with moderately or severely calcified lesions than angiography ...
PARIS, France—In patients with ACS and complex lesions, the incidence of adverse events is lower when OCT rather than angiography is used to guide PCI, according to a subanalysis of the OCCUPI trial.