Comparison of post-stent optical coherence tomography findings: Layered versus non-layered culprit lesions.
Osamu KuriharaHiroki ShinoharaHyung Oh KimMichele RussoMakoto ArakiAkihiro NakajimaHang LeeMasamichi TakanoKyoichi MizunoIssei KomuroIk-Kyung JangPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)
Following stent implantation, plaques with a layered phenotype had less stent expansion and more eccentric lumens. Aggressive balloon dilation may be required to obtain optimal stent outcomes in patients with a layered plaque phenotype at the culprit lesion.