Imaging catheters should be part of most coronary stent procedures and probably all complex cases, advocates say. Several new studies strengthen their case.
The two types of imaging catheter, as guides for coronary stent targeting and deployment, led to similar clinical outcomes in the OCTIVUS trial. A meta-analysis backed it up.
Denmark: Using a systematic culotte strategy in bifurcation lesions showed no benefit over provisional stenting; follow-up data from two trials have shown. The European Bifurcation Club (EBC).