• The specific situation of the patient. Unless otherwise provided for by national regulations,
off-label use of medication should be limited to situations where it is in the patient's interest …

Background Previous meta-analyses have shown reduced risks of composite adverse
events with intravascular imaging-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) …

Background Imaging-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with
better clinical outcomes than angiography-guided PCI. Whether routine optical coherence …

BACKGROUND: Intravascular imaging–guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) or optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed …

Background Acute coronary syndrome and sudden cardiac death are often caused by
rupture and thrombosis of lipid-rich atherosclerotic coronary plaques (known as vulnerable …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies comparing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with multivessel coronary disease not …

Background In patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), it remains
unclear whether intravascular imaging guidance or functional guidance is the best strategy …

BACKGROUND: Results from multiple randomized clinical trials comparing outcomes after
intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)–and optical coherence tomography (OCT)–guided …

Objective To assess the absolute treatment effects of intravascular imaging guided versus
angiography guided percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with coronary artery …

Background Despite the detailed imaging information provided by optical coherence
tomography (OCT) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), clinical benefits of this …