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Optical coherence tomography versus intravascular ultrasound to evaluate stent implantation in patients with calcific coronary artery disease

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...

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Autores principales: Gudmundsdottir, Ingibjorg, Adamson, Philip, Gray, Calum, Spratt, James C, Behan, Miles W, Henriksen, Peter, Newby, David E, Mills, Nicholas, Uren, Neal G, Cruden, Nicholas L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4692048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26719807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2014-000225