The relation between optical coherence tomography-detected layered pattern and acute side branch occlusion after provisional stenting of coronary bifurcation lesions

Background/Purpose. Layered pattern (presumed to be healed plaque after a thrombotic event) can be observed by optical coherence tomography (OCT). We sought to assess the ability of OCT-detected plaque composition to predict acute side branch (SB) occlusion after provisional bifurcation stenting. Methods This is a retrospective observational study using pre-intervention OCT in the main vessel to predict Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow grade 1 in a SB (diameter ...
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