Optical coherence tomography-guided percutaneous coronary intervention compared to angiography-guided percutaneous coronary intervention for complex lesions
OCT-guided PCI improves outcomes in complex lesions by reducing MACE, TVF, mortality, stent thrombosis, and target-vessel MI. These findings highlight the need for further large-scale RCTs to confirm its benefits.
Authors
- Saira Shafiq
- Minahil Iqbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9320-1228)
- Sufyan Shahid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9236-0822)
- Muhammad Burhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7876-7987)
- Naeem Khan Tahirkheli
- Salman Khalid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4638-9675)
- Muhammad Usama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5015-8605)
- Sonia Hurjkaliani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4213-8900)
- Humza Saeed
- Amna Tariq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4329-3605)
Institutions
- Rawalpindi Medical University (PK)
- Allama Iqbal Medical College (PK)
- Dow University of Health Sciences (PK)
- University of Management and Technology (PK)
- Oklahoma Heart Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v17.i9.110403
- Primary Topic
- Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00