Comparison of post-stent optical coherence tomography findings among three subtypes of calcified culprit plaques in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Akihiro NakajimaMakoto ArakiOsamu KuriharaYoshiyasu MinamiTsunenari SoedaTaishi YonetsuFilippo CreaMasamichi TakanoTakumi HigumaTsunekazu KakutaTom AdriaenssensHang LeeSunao NakamuraIk-Kyung Jang

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)

This study demonstrated eruptive calcified nodules are associated with higher incidence of SED and ISA, whereas superficial calcific sheets are associated with small MSA and higher periprocedural myocardial infarction.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
heart failure
risk factors
left ventricular
percutaneous coronary intervention
direct oral anticoagulants
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome