Immediate results of bifurcational stenting assessed with optical coherence tomography

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Feb;81(3):519-28. doi: 10.1002/ccd.24337. Epub 2012 Sep 28.

Abstract

Background: A tubular stent may adapt with difficulty to coronary bifurcation lesions (CBLs).

Methods: Time domain or frequency domain (FD) optical coherence tomography (OCT) was performed to assess strut apposition immediately after stent implantation across four segments inside the bifurcation, in a consecutive series of patients. OCT pullbacks were performed in the main vessel (MV).

Results: A total of 13,142 struts in 45 CBL in 41 patients were assessed. Strut malapposition was significantly more frequent in the half bifurcation facing the side-branch (SB) ostium (42.9%) than in the proximal segment of the bifurcation 11.8%, half bifurcation opposite the SB 6.7%, or the distal segment 5.7% (all P < 0.0001). Lesions (n = 15) treated with stenting of both MV and SB had a total higher rate of malapposition than those (n = 30) treated with stenting of the MV only (17.6% vs. 9.5%; P = 0.0014). In latter group, lesions treated with FD-OCT-guided stent implantation (n = 13) presented a lower rate of malapposition than those treated with conventional angiographic-guided stent implantation (n = 17) (7.1% vs. 17.5%; P = 0.005).

Conclusions: In CBL, strut malapposition is particularly high at the SB ostium. However, a strategy of stenting MV only with adjunctive FD-OCT guidance is associated with lower rates of malapposition.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Artery Disease / pathology
  • Coronary Artery Disease / surgery*
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology*
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods*
  • Postoperative Period
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Stents*
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome