Journal article
Culprit plaque morphology in STEMI - an optical coherence tomography study: insights from the TOTAL-OCT substudy.
Abstract
AIMS: Our aim was to compare stenosis severity and plaque content between STEMI culprit lesions with intact fibrous cap (IFC) and those with plaque rupture (PR) in a prospective study.
METHODS AND RESULTS: We evaluated 93 patients undergoing OCT and thrombectomy as part of a prospective substudy of the TOTAL (ThrOmbecTomy versus PCI ALone) trial. Culprit lesion morphology was assessable by OCT in 70/93 (75.3%). IFC was found in 31 (44.3%), PR …
Authors
Kajander OA; Pinilla-Echeverri N; Jolly SS; Bhindi R; Huhtala H; Niemelä K; Fung A; Vijayaraghavan R; Alexopoulos D; Sheth T
Journal
EuroIntervention, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 716–723
Publisher
Europa Digital & Publishing
Publication Date
August 2016
DOI
10.4244/eijv12i6a116
ISSN
1774-024X