EBC - ON DEMAND
European Bifurcation Club 2012 – EBC 2012 – Castelldefels, Spain
Parallel Session 2 – OCT imaging session
OCT and long term bifurcation evolution
Author: Dr. Juan Luis Gutiérrez-Chico
CONCLUSION
- Coverage by OCT estimates the degree of neointimal healing
- Association coverage/risk of thrombosis
- Still not clear at all
- Dettached struts(ISA,NASB)
- Delayed healing
- Higher risk of stent thrombosis (ISA)
- ISA tends to be reduced overtime
- Max ISA distance <270 μm: 100% corrected
- Max ISA distance <400 μm: 92% corrected
- Double metallic layers: heterogeneous response
- Some cases thicker NIH (than in monolayer)
- Some cases more delayed healing (than in monolayer)
- Scarce evidence on bifurcations
- No comparative study