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Impact of Neointimal Calcifications on Acute Stent Performance during the Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has become the invasive imaging modality of choice for coronary stent assessment due to its unmatched spatial resolution. Neointimal calcification (NC) is a rare finding, observed in 5-10% of in-stent restenosis (ISR) neointima. The impact of NC on percutaneous coronary intervention of ISR is unknown. We therefore present the outcome of six unique cases of ISR and NC in which OCT was used to evaluate the impact of NC on the quality of stent-in-stent deployment for the treatment of ISR. This series demonstrates for the first time the impact of NC on stent expansion, a finding which might help guiding percutaneous coronary intervention for ISR with NC.

Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

DOI: 10.5935/abc.20160068

Authors: Emile Mehanna, Guilherme Ferragut Attizzani, Daisuke Nakamura, Setsu Nishino, Anas Fares, Reem Aoun, Marco Aurelio Costa, Hiram Grando Bezerra

Institution: Case Western Reserve University

Language: English

Topic: Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2344437404

FWCI: 0.666

Cites: 10

Cited by: 4

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