Use of multislice computed tomography angiography in percutaneous coronary intervention. (August 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hammas, Sami; Amato, Aude; Amabile, Nicolas; Pesenti-Rossi, David; Caussin, Christophe
• Is Part Of: Interventional cardiology. Volume 3:Number 4(2011)
• Page Start: 483
• Page End: 492
• Publication Date: 2011-08
• Subjects: aorto-ostial lesion -- bifurcations -- chronic total occlusion -- in-stent restenosis -- multislice computed tomography angiography -- percutaneous coronary intervention; Cardiology -- Periodicals; Coronary heart disease -- Treatment -- Periodicals; 616.1205
• DOI: 10.2217/ica.11.55
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-5310

Abstract

The introduction of multislice computed tomography angiography (MSCT) has provided new information for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), especially in complex lesions. It provides valuable adjustments about coronary lesions, which are predictors of procedural success, for example, in chronic total occlusions, in bifurcations and recently in aorto-ostial lesion PCI. In multiple fields, tomographic coronary analysis facilitates decision making by providing data that is unobtainable from conventional coronary angiography. The aim of this article is to assess the contribution of MSCT in PCI.