Saline vs Contrast for Optical Coherence Tomography During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Heparinized saline provides vessel measurements comparable to contrast media for frequency domain OCT without safety concerns. Saline flushing is a feasible alternative for OCT-guided PCI, particularly in patients at risk of contrast-induced nephropathy.
Authors
- Ganesh Kasinadhuni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3880-2722)
- Sanya Chhikara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3950-6290)
- Rajesh Vijayvergiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5250-4735)
- Seema Patrikar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9518-6722)
- Ajay Swamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6323-0343)
- Ankush Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0631-8661)
- Nitin Bajaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3973-2482)
- Preetika Maurya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4295-9274)
- Aditi Newaskar
- Balwinder Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7114-6179)
- Praveg Goyal
- Nalin Kumar Mahesh
- Krishna Prasad Nevali
- Navreet Singh
- Prafull Sharma
- Takashi Akasaka
- Ashok Seth
- Ashutosh Kumar Singh
Institutions
- Andhra University (IN)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Montefiore Medical Center (US)
- Indian Army (IN)
- Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute (IN)
- Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (IN)
- Kims Bibi Hospital (IN)
- Command Hospital Air Force (IN)
- Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital (JP)
- Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam (IN)
- Institute of Mental Health and Hospital (IN)
- King George Hospital (IN)
- Army Hospital Research and Referral (IN)
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
- Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Armed Forces Medical College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Advances
- Published
- 2026-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102679
- Primary Topic
- Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00