A multicentre evaluation of the safety of intracoronary optical coherence tomography
EuroIntervention 2009;5:90-95.
Peter Barlis1, MBBS, MPH, FRACP, FESC; Nieves Gonzalo1, MD; Carlo Di Mario2, MD, PhD, FESC; Francesco Prati3, MD, FESC; Lutz Buellesfeld4, MD; Johannes Rieber5, MD; Miles C. Dalby6, MRCP; Giuseppe Ferrante2, MD; Maria Cera3, MD; Eberhard Grube4, MD, FESC; Patrick W. Serruys1, MD, PhD, FESC; Evelyn Regar1*, MD, PhD
1. Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 2. Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom; 3. San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy; 4. Helios Heart Centre, Siegburg, Germany; 5. Medizinische Klinik Innenstadt, Ludwigs-Maximilia
Aims: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is increasingly being applied to the coronary arteries. However, the risks associated with the imaging procedure are not yet well defined. The purpo