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Coronary plaque response after drug eluting stent implantation assessed by serial optical coherence tomography analysis / 中华医学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Journal ; (24): 3752-3756, 2011.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-273980
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<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>In general, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) relieves vessel stenosis by implantation of a stent, however, the relationship between plaque characteristics and response after stenting is not clear.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We enrolled 68 patients (68 vessels) with diagnosed unstable angina pectoris that prospectively underwent PCI and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) examination was done before and after stenting. Coronary plaques were classified as fibrous, lipid-rich and calcified plaque according to OCT examination, and fibrous cap thickness, lumen eccentricity, stent expansion, stent malapposition, tissue prolapse, thrombosis, dissection and stent symmetry were noted.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The frequency of prolapse was higher in lipid-rich plaques than fibrous plaques (85% vs. 40%, P < 0.001). Dissection most often occurred in fibrous plaque compared with lipid-rich and calcified plaques (60% vs. 32% vs. 29%, P < 0.001). The frequency of stent strut malapposition in calcified plaques was higher than firous and lipid-rich plaques (71% vs. 40% vs. 5%, P < 0.001). In-stent micro-thrombosis was detected only in lipid-rich plaques, with a frequency of 37% (15/41). The risk factors of micro-thrombosis after PCI were cap thickness (OR 0.903, 95%CI 0.829 - 0.985), lumen eccentricity (OR 1.147, 95%CI 1.012 - 1.30), and stent length (OR 1.495, 95%CI 1.032 - 2.166).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Plaque response after PCI is associated with its characteristics, and of those, micro-thrombosis after stenting in lipid-rich plaques was the most significant finding and can be predicted.</p>
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Therapeutics / Coronary Artery Disease / Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Prospective Studies / Tomography, Optical Coherence / Drug-Eluting Stents / Methods Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Chinese Medical Journal Year: 2011 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Therapeutics / Coronary Artery Disease / Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Prospective Studies / Tomography, Optical Coherence / Drug-Eluting Stents / Methods Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Chinese Medical Journal Year: 2011 Type: Article