title: Coronary optical coherence tomography: A practical overview of current clinical applications.
abstract: Coronary optical coherence tomography has emerged as the most powerful in-vivo imaging modality to evaluate vessel structure in detail. It is a useful research tool that provides insights into the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease. This technology has an important clinical role that is still being developed. We review the evidence on the wide spectrum of potential clinical applications for coronary optical coherence tomography, which encompass the successive stages in coronary artery disease management: accurate lesion characterization and quantification of stenosis, guidance for the decision to perform percutaneous coronary intervention and subsequent planning, and evaluation of immediate and long-term results following intervention.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors: Rui
authors: R
authors: Cruz Ferreira
authors: Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: tiagopsilva@sapo.pt.
authors: Tiago
authors: T
authors: Pereira-da-Silva
authors: Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors: Lino
authors: L
authors: Patrício
authors: University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors: Hiram
authors: H
authors: Bezerra
authors: University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Costa
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
keywords: Aplicação clínica; Clinical application; Coronary artery disease; Doença coronária; Intervenção coronária percutânea; Optical coherence tomography; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Tomografia de coerência ótica