Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions Online 2015-11-01

Comparison of Stent Expansion Guided by Optical Coherence Tomography Versus Intravascular Ultrasound: The ILUMIEN II Study (Observational Study of Optical Coherence Tomography [OCT] in Patients Undergoing Fractional Flow Reserve [FFR] and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention).

Akiko Maehara, Ori Ben-Yehuda, Ziad Ali, William Wijns, Hiram G Bezerra, Junya Shite, Philippe Généreux, Melissa Nichols, Paul Jenkins, Bernhard Witzenbichler, Gary S Mintz, Gregg W Stone

Index: JACC Cardiovasc. Interv. 8 , 1704-14, (2015)

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Abstract

The present study sought to determine whether optical coherence tomography (OCT) guidance results in a degree of stent expansion comparable to that with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance.The most important predictor of adverse outcomes (thrombosis and restenosis) after stent implantation with IVUS guidance is the degree of stent expansion achieved.We compared the relative degree of stent expansion (defined as the minimal stent area divided by the mean of the proximal and distal reference lumen areas) after OCT-guided stenting in patients in the ILUMIEN (Observational Study of Optical Coherence Tomography [OCT] in Patients Undergoing Fractional Flow Reserve [FFR] and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) (N = 354) and IVUS-guided stenting in patients in the ADAPT-DES (Assessment of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy With Drug-Eluting Stents) study (N = 586). Stent expansion was examined in all 940 patients in a covariate-adjusted analysis as well as in 286 propensity-matched pairs (total N = 572).In the matched-pair analysis, the degree of stent expansion was not significantly different between OCT and IVUS guidance (median [first, third quartiles] = 72.8% [63.3, 81.3] vs. 70.6% [62.3, 78.8], respectively, p = 0.29). Similarly, after adjustment for baseline differences in the entire population, the degree of stent expansion was also not different between the 2 imaging modalities (p = 0.84). Although a higher prevalence of post-PCI stent malapposition, tissue protrusion, and edge dissections was detected by OCT, the rates of major malapposition, tissue protrusion, and dissections were similar after OCT- and IVUS-guided stenting.In the present post-hoc analysis of 2 prospective studies, OCT and IVUS guidance resulted in a comparable degree of stent expansion. Randomized trials are warranted to compare the outcomes of OCT- and IVUS-guided coronary stent implantation.Copyright © 2015 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.