Consensus document on the standard of coronary angioscopy examination and assessment from the Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics

Yoshiaki Mitsutake; Hideto Yano; Takayuki Ishihara; Hiroshi Matsuoka; Yasunori Ueda; Takafumi Ueno

doi:10.1007/s12928-021-00770-x

Consensus document on the standard of coronary angioscopy examination and assessment from the Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics

Cardiovasc Interv Ther. 2022 Jan;37(1):35-39. doi: 10.1007/s12928-021-00770-x. Epub 2021 Mar 20.

Authors

Yoshiaki Mitsutake¹, Hideto Yano², Takayuki Ishihara³, Hiroshi Matsuoka⁴, Yasunori Ueda⁵, Takafumi Ueno⁶

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan. mitsutake_yoshiaki@kurume-u.ac.jp.
² Division of Cardiology, Gyotoku General Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
³ Kansai Rosai Hospital Cardiovascular Center, Hyogo, Japan.
⁴ Department of General Medicine, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Ehime, Japan.
⁵ Cardiovascular Division, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
⁶ Division of Cardiology, Fukuoka Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.

PMID: 33743168
DOI: 10.1007/s12928-021-00770-x

Abstract

Coronary angioscopy (CAS) is a unique diagnostic device that allows direct visualization of the vascular luminal surface in living patients. CAS contributes to elucidate the pathology of coronary artery disease. This consensus document provides a standard for CAS examination and assessment.

Keywords: Coronary angioscopy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Angioscopy*
Consensus
Coronary Artery Disease* / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessels / surgery
Humans
Japan