Table 5.

Current guidelines for OCT use.

Guideline	Year	Recommendation	Class of recommendation	Level of evidence
ESC/EACTS guidelines on myocardial revascularization23	2014	1.OCT can be used in select patients to optimize stent implantation	II b	C
		2.OCT can be used to assess the mechanisms related to stent failure	II a	C
ESC guidelines on the management of stable CAD38	2013	1.OCT can be considered to further characterize the target lesions	II b	B
		2.OCT can be considered to improve stent deployment	II b	B
SCAI Consensus Statement39	2014	1.OCT is “probably beneficial” to determine optimal stent placement (sizing, apposition, and lack of edge dissection) 2.OCT is “possibly beneficial” for assessing plaque morphology	NA	NA

ESC, European Society of Cardiology; EACTS, European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery; NA, not applicable; OCT, optical coherence tomography; SCAI, Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.