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OCT for BVS implantation in bifurcation lesions

EBC - ON DEMAND

European Bifurcation Club 2013, EBC 2013 – London, UK

The EBC debate on stepwise OCT guiding for bifurcation treatment

OCT for BVS implantation in bifurcation lesions

Author: Holger Nef, MD, PhD, University of Giessen, Germany

 

The unmet needs of cardiologists during BVS implantation in bifurcation lesion

  • Forseeing the dilema of carina shift
  • Effective length of lesion
  • Side branch area before/after BVS
  • Position of guidewire after recrossing
  • Scaffold breakage/fracture and overlapping

Is OCT the Answer?

  • Stent expansion
  • Strut apposition
  • Uniform strut distribution
  • Carina coverage
  • Side branch access
  • Vessel trauma

 

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