PMID- 26719807 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20151231 LR - 20210112 IS - 2053-3624 (Print) IS - 2053-3624 (Electronic) IS - 2053-3624 (Linking) VI - 2 IP - 1 DP - 2015 TI - Optical coherence tomography versus intravascular ultrasound to evaluate stent implantation in patients with calcific coronary artery disease. PG - e000225 LID - 10.1136/openhrt-2014-000225 [doi] LID - e000225 AB - AIMS: Stent underexpansion and malapposition are associated with adverse outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention, but detection and treatment can be challenging in the presence of extensive coronary artery calcification. Frequency domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) is a novel intravascular imaging technique with greater spatial resolution than intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) but its role in the presence of extensive coronary calcification remains unclear. We sought to determine the utility of FD-OCT compared to IVUS imaging to guide percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with severe calcific coronary artery disease. METHODS: 18 matched IVUS and FD-OCT examinations were evaluated following coronary stent implantation in 12 patients (10 male; mean age 70+/-7 years) undergoing rotational atherectomy for symptomatic calcific coronary artery disease. RESULTS: In-stent luminal areas were smaller (minimum in-stent area 6.77+/-2.18 vs 7.19+/-2.62 mm(2), p<0.05), while reference lumen dimensions were similar with FD-OCT compared with IVUS. Stent malapposition was detected in all patients by FD-OCT and in 10 patients by IVUS. The extent of stent malapposition detected was greater (20% vs 6%, p<0.001) with FD-OCT compared to IVUS. Postdilation increased the in-stent luminal area (minimum in-stent area: 8.15+/-1.90 vs 7.30+/-1.62 mm(2), p<0.05) and reduced the extent of stent malapposition (19% vs 34%, p<0.005) when assessed by FD-OCT, but not IVUS. CONCLUSIONS: Acute stent malapposition occurs frequently in patients with calcific coronary disease undergoing rotational atherectomy and stent implantation. In the presence of extensive coronary artery calcification, FD-OCT affords enhanced stent visualisation and detection of malapposition, facilitating improved postdilation stent apposition and minimal luminal areas. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02065102. FAU - Gudmundsdottir, Ingibjorg AU - Gudmundsdottir I AD - Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , UK. FAU - Adamson, Philip AU - Adamson P AD - Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , UK. FAU - Gray, Calum AU - Gray C AD - University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , UK. FAU - Spratt, James C AU - Spratt JC AD - Forth Valley Royal Hospital , Larbert , UK. FAU - Behan, Miles W AU - Behan MW AD - Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , UK. FAU - Henriksen, Peter AU - Henriksen P AD - Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , UK. FAU - Newby, David E AU - Newby DE AD - University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , UK. FAU - Mills, Nicholas AU - Mills N AD - University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , UK. FAU - Uren, Neal G AU - Uren NG AD - Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , UK. FAU - Cruden, Nicholas L AU - Cruden NL AD - Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , UK. LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT02065102 GR - 103782/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20151222 PL - England TA - Open Heart JT - Open heart JID - 101631219 CIN - Open Heart. 2015 Dec 22;2(1):e000292. PMID: 26719809 PMC - PMC4692048 OTO - NOTNLM OT - INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY EDAT- 2016/01/01 06:00 MHDA- 2016/01/01 06:01 PMCR- 2015/12/22 CRDT- 2016/01/01 06:00 PHST- 2014/12/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/04/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/05/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/01/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/01/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/01/01 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2015/12/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - openhrt-2014-000225 [pii] AID - 10.1136/openhrt-2014-000225 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Open Heart. 2015 Dec 22;2(1):e000225. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2014-000225. eCollection 2015.