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Optical coherence tomography-guided primary percutaneous coronary intervention in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients: a pilot study.
Can J Cardiol
April 2014
Department of Cardiology and Internal Diseases, Faculty Hospital Brno and Medical Faculty Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Background: The objective of our study was to assess whether optical coherence tomography (OCT) guidance could guide intervention to avoid balloon angioplasty and stenting during primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
Methods: One hundred patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and thrombus-containing lesion were enrolled in this study. Thrombus aspiration was performed in all cases followed by an OCT study.