OCT for BVS implantation in bifurcation lesions
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