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ABBOTT PARK, Ill., June 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT ) today announced new data from the company's LightLab Initiative that showed optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging significantly changes how physicians decide to treat a vessel compared to traditional angiography by providing physicians improved visualization within a patient's blood vessels. Data from the study revealed physicians altered their treatment strategy in 88% of coronary artery blockages based on new information provided by OCT.
Using laser technology, OCT captures high-resolution images inside a patient's arteries, displaying the type and severity of disease in the vessel, as well as enabling more accurate measurements to determine how the patient should be treated.
About the LightLab Initiative
Of the 2,203 procedures and 1,016 interventions that were assessed in the first phase of the LightLab Initiative, doctors used OCT before and after stenting in 652 lesions.
The level of detail and the volume of data collected in this real-world patient cohort demonstrates a clear and important impact of OCT on lesion assessment, procedural planning and stent optimization, with further analyses from subsequent phases of the program planned in coming months. The subsequent phases of the LightLab Initiative will focus on optimizing the prescribed treatment steps when using OCT to achieve greater efficiency (shorter timing) and safety (lower contrast and radiation exposure) gains, thereby identifying and removing barriers to OCT adoption.
About Optical Coherence Tomography
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1 Jones, Daniel A. et al "Angiography Alone Versus Angiography Plus Optical Coherence Tomography to Guide Percutaneous Coronary Intervention." JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions 11.14 (2018): 1313-1321. Web. 23 Aug. 2018 .