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Associations of coronary plaque characteristics by integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound with detectability of vessel external elastic lamina using optical frequency domain imaging in human coronary arteries: A sub-analysis of the MISTIC-1 trial.

Masato IshikawaTakashi MuramatsuMamoru NanasatoRyo NagasakaHidemaro TakatsuYu YoshikiYosuke HashimotoMasaya OhotaMasanori OkumuraHiroyuki NaruseJunichi IshiiKatsuyoshi ItoHiroshi TakahashiHiroki KamiyaYukihiko YoshidaYukio Ozaki
Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
Presence of large plaque burden, lipid pool, and calcification significantly predicts the detectability of EEL by OFDI assessment. Locations with detectable EEL arc <2 quadrants should thus be avoided for optimal stent landing zone.
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