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Is optical coherence tomography effective in imaging intravascular thrombus?
Sponsored by St. Jude Medical
By Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH, and Ik-Kyung Jang, MD, PhD,
EROSION Study Suggests Intravascular Imaging Identifies Some MI Patients Who Can Forego Stenting
September 6, 2016—More than one-quarter of myocardial infarction (MI) patients who are normally treated with stents to reopen their blocked arteries might be able to forgo this procedure and receive antithrombotic medications only, according to results of the EROSION (Effective Antithrombotic Therapy Without Stenting: Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography-Based Management in Plaque Erosion) pilot study presented at the European Society of Cardiology’s ESC Congress 2016 held August 27–31 in Rome, Italy.
FDA Clears LightLab's C7-XR Coronary OCT Imaging System
May 5, 2010—LightLab Imaging Inc. (Westford, MA) announced that it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the C7-XR optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging system and the companion C7 Dragonfly imaging catheter.
Chief Medical Editor's Page: DES Evolution
By Ted E. Feldman, MD, FSCAI
