The main predictor of adverse outcomes (thrombosis and restenosis) after implantation of a stent is the degree of expansion according to published studies using coronary intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). It is unknown whether optical coherence tomography (OCT), in this sense, provides similar information as the IVUS. The aim of this study was to compare the degree<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/24/ilumien-ii-oct-guided-stenting-versus-ivus/" title="Read more" >...</a>

This study included 201 patients suffering ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome and randomized to the use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) versus conventional angiography for the procedure. OCT-guided group used more stents per patient (1.4 versus 1.2, p = 0.03) and greater release pressure. During control OCT suboptimal results were found in a third of<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/24/oct-stemi-primary-angioplasty-guided-by-oct/" title="Read more" >...</a>

This randomized trial with an initial plan to include 1832 patients, compared stent implantation guided by fractional flow reserve (FFR) versus optimal medical treatment. In this study, we invasively evaluated the severity of lesion by FFR. Of this population, only patients who had lesions with significant translesional gradient (FFR &lt;0.9) were included in the study<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/24/fame-ii-this-randomized-trial-compared-a-stent-implantation-guided-by-fractional-flow-reserve-ffr-with-optimal-medical-treatment/" title="Read more" >...</a>

&nbsp;This trial is a prospective evaluation of DESolveTM bioabsorbable coronary stent implantation in a 15 patient cohort enrolled in New Zealand and Belgium. At 6 months follow up, late lumen loss was 0,19 mm, binary restenosis was 0% and thrombosis was absent. OCT evaluation showed excellent stent apposition, and 98% of evaluated struts were covered<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/24/desolve-i-fim-evaluation-of-a-fim-trial-results-of-a-bioabsorbable-stent-15-patients/" title="Read more" >...</a>

CLI-randomized study CLI-OPCI (n = 670, 1:1) evaluated the impact of stent implantation guided by angiography and optical coherence tomography (OCT), versus angioplasty guided alone by angiography. All patients who had been subjected to stent placement were then evaluated by angiography.&nbsp; Arm OCT, after an optimal angiographic result, an intracoronary OCT evaluation was performed. In<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/24/cli-opci-optical-coherence-tomography-oct-guided-stent-implantation-vs-conventional-angiography-guided-angioplasty/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Background: Octogenarian patients represent an increasingly growing population. In addition, this age group has a higher proportion of co-morbidities with more extensive and complex coronary disease. However, they have often been excluded from major studies, whose average age is usually 60 years. Despite having a more complex coronary anatomy, the role of pharmacological stent (DES)<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/24/xima-randomized-prospective-study-comparing-everolimus-eluting-stents-versus-conventional-stent-implantation-in-octogenarians/" title="Read more" >...</a>

This new stent is a sirolimus-eluting low-profile cobalt chrome platform (80 &micro;m) with a rapid resorption polymer (3 months). Theoretically, it presents less risk of inflammation of the vessel due to the kinetics of drug elution and polymer degradation. The objective of this study was to test the safety and efficacy of the new device.<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/24/century-new-clinical-results-of-sirolimus-eluting-degradable-polymer-stent/" title="Read more" >...</a>

This new device is a stainless steel platform of 120 &micro;m thick with a sirolimus-eluting bio-absorbable polymer. It has two separate parts: a larger diameter proximal part and a smaller diameter distal part connected by two 1.2 mm structures. The objective of this study was to test (first in man) the device in bifurcations. We<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/24/bioss-results-of-the-new-drug-eluting-stent-for-bifurcations/" title="Read more" >...</a>