Spyridon Kostantinis, Olga Mastrodemos, Larissa Stanberry, Yader Sandoval, Salman S Allana, Deniz Mutlu, Bahadir Simsek, Athanasios Rempakos, Judit Karacsonyi, Michaella Alexandrou, Brynn K Okeson, M Nicholas Burke, Bavana V Rangan, Emmanouil S Brilakis
BACKGROUND: The impact of contrast type on coronary optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging has received limited research. METHODS: We conducted a blinded, prospective, single-center, randomized, controlled crossover study comparing iso-osmolar contrast media (IOCM) with low-osmolar contrast media (LOCM) in patients undergoing clinically indicated coronary OCT imaging. Patients were randomly assigned to undergo OCT imaging with either IOCM or LOCM as the initial contrast medium...
February 29, 2024: Journal of Invasive Cardiology