The OCTAID App is an educational mobile application which has been developed as a means to teach intra-coronary optical coherence tomography (OCT) with the goal of making it easy to understand for physicians all over the world. There is rising interest among interventional cardiologists to learn OCT given its ability to help with image analysis, determination of plaque characteristics, visualization of intra-coronary pathology and stent optimization. Mount Sinai Heart is a global leader within the field of interventional cardiology; the myriad of cases and pathology which are seen in The Mount Sinai Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory make it the perfect center to educate medical professionals within this field.
This App will teach the principles of intra-coronary imaging and the technique of how to perform and understand OCT pullback images. Users will also come away with an increased confidence on how to interpret various notable and commonly seen examples with labeled images and explanations. Finally, there is a link to an interactive portal where users can test their knowledge of the material with still images and pullback videos. This mobile application can be used on-the-go all over the world and it gives medical professionals globally exposure and access to cutting edge technology they may not be able to receive otherwise. As the field of intra-coronary imaging expands, so too will the use of optical coherence tomography. There is a need for a means to educate medical professionals on how to perform and interpret OCT and this app meets those needs.
Team
Annapoorna Kini, MD, MRCP, FACC, FSCAI
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
System Director, Structural Heart Disease Program
Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
Zena and Michael A. Wiener Professor of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Samin Sharma, MD, FACC, MSCAI
Director, Clinical and Interventional Cardiology
President, Mount Sinai Heart Network
Dean, International Clinical Affiliations
Anandi Lal Sharma Professor of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jagat Narula, MD, PhD, MACC
Philip J. & Harriet L. Goodhart Chair of Cardiology
Chief, Department of Cardiology, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital
Associate Dean, Global Health, Arnhold Institute of Global Health at Mount Sinai
Professor of Medicine, Radiology, Health System & Designs
Director, Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Mount Sinai Health System
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Joseph Sweeny, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Yuliya Vengrenyuk, PhD
Director, Intravascular Imaging Core Lab
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine
Keisuke Yasumura, MD
Imaging Research Fellow
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Andrew Vengrenyuk, MS
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Jossef Amirian, MD
Manhattan Cardiology
Samit Bhatheja, MD, MPH
& Structural Heart Disease
Union Medical Group Medical Office Building
Naotaka Okamoto, MD
Osaka Rosai Hospital