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    2. Diagnostic accuracy of optical coherence tomography for the identification of in-stent fibroatheroma following stent implantation: an ex vivo histological validation study

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      Diagnostic accuracy of optical coherence tomography for the identification of in-stent fibroatheroma following stent implantation: an ex vivo histological validation study
      The accurate identification of in-stent fibroatheroma by in vivo imaging is clinically important to preventing the late catch-up phenomenon after stent deployment. This study investigated the diagnostic accuracy of optical coherence tomography (OCT) for the detection of "in-stent fibroatheroma" following stent implantation. Fifty stented coronary arteries from the 31 autopsy hearts were examined to compare OCT and histological image findings. A histological in-stent fibroatheroma was defined as a neointima containing ...
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    3. The frequency and clinical characteristics of in-stent restenosis due to calcified nodule development after coronary stent implantation

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      The frequency and clinical characteristics of in-stent restenosis due to calcified nodule development after coronary stent implantation
      The purpose of this study was to evaluated the clinical characteristics of calcified nodule-like in-stent restenosis (ISR) lesions using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in vivo. A total of 124 ISR lesions that were treated with a repeat coronary intervention under OCT guidance were included in this analysis. ISR neointimal morphology was classified as calcified nodule-like ISR, that appeared as a high-backscattering protruding mass with an irregular surface covered by signal-rich ...
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    4. Tangential Signal Dropout Mimicking the Appearance of Lipid-rich Plaques and Macrophage Infiltration on Optical Frequency Domain Imaging

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      Tangential Signal Dropout Mimicking the Appearance of Lipid-rich Plaques and Macrophage Infiltration on Optical Frequency Domain Imaging
      Aims: This study evaluated the optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI) artifact of tangential signal dropout (TSD), which mimics the appearance of lipid-rich plaque and macrophage (M) infiltration. Methods and results: A total of 1,019 histological cross-sections from 23 autopsy hearts were matched with the corresponding OFDI images. Of those, 232 OFDI cross-sections that contained signal-poor regions with diffuse borders were classified as lipid-rich plaques. The angle was calculated between ...
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    5. Short‐ and mid‐term influence of drug‐coated stent implantation on structural and functional vascular healing response: An optical coherence tomography and acetylcholine testing study

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      Short‐ and mid‐term influence of drug‐coated stent implantation on structural and functional vascular healing response: An optical coherence tomography and acetylcholine testing study
      Objective This study investigated the effect of a drug‐coated stent (DCS) that has a novel microporous abluminal surface without a polymer on 1‐month and 1‐year functional and morphological healing response as assessed using acetylcholine (Ach) testing and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Background DCS is expected to induce favorable morphological and physiological arterial healing after its implantation. Methods A total of 11 patients who underwent vascular response examinations ...
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    6. Effect of neointimal tissue morphology on vascular response to balloon angioplasty in lesions with in-stent restenosis after drug-eluting stent deployment: an optical coherence tomography analysis

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      Effect of neointimal tissue morphology on vascular response to balloon angioplasty in lesions with in-stent restenosis after drug-eluting stent deployment: an optical coherence tomography analysis
      This study aimed to evaluate the vascular response to balloon angioplasty for drug-eluting stent (DES) in-stent restenosis (ISR) lesions based on our novel optical coherence tomography (OCT) classification to establish the optimal treatment strategy for ISR lesions after DES implantation. A total of 104 ISR lesions after DES implantation were imaged by OCT and categorized into the following six patterns: type Ihomogeneous high-intensity tissue, type IIheterogeneous tissue with signal attenuation ...
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    7. Impact of optical coherence tomography‐derived neointimal tissue morphology on development of very late in‐stent restenosis

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      Impact of optical coherence tomography‐derived neointimal tissue morphology on development of very late in‐stent restenosis
      Objectives This study evaluated the progression of very late in‐stent restenosis (VL‐ISR) by analyzing four serial coronary angiography (CAG) images and its correlation with neointimal tissue characterization of the VL‐ISR lesions on optical coherence tomography (OCT). Background Recently, VL‐ISR is occasionally observed beyond a few years after drug‐eluting stents (DESs) implantation. Methods This study analyzed 50 VL‐ISR lesions after DES in which 4 serial ...
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    8. Expert consensus statement for quantitative measurement and morphological assessment of optical coherence tomography

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      Expert consensus statement for quantitative measurement and morphological assessment of optical coherence tomography
      In this document, the methods for the quantitative measurement and morphological assessment of optical coherence tomography (OCT)/optical frequency domain imaging images (OFDI) are briefly summarized. The focus is on the clinical application of OCT/OFDI to guide percutaneous coronary interventions.
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      Mentions: Wakayama Medical University Kenichi Fujii Takashi Kubo

    9. Assessment of strut coverage of everolimus-eluting platinum chromium stent 2 weeks after implantation by optical coherence tomography

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      Assessment of strut coverage of everolimus-eluting platinum chromium stent 2 weeks after implantation by optical coherence tomography
      The SYNERGY coronary stent is new-generation drug-eluting stents, which has a thin-strut platinumchromium platform with everolimus in a biodegradable polymer applied to the abluminal surface. It would be speculated that favorable arterial healing with early strut coverage could be achieved. The present study investigated the degree of strut coverage using optical coherence tomography (OCT) 2 weeks after SYNERGY implantation and clinical factors contributing to strut coverage. A total of 29 ...
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    10. Microbubble contrast enhancement of neointima after drug-eluting stent implantation: an optical coherence tomography study

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      Microbubble contrast enhancement of neointima after drug-eluting stent implantation: an optical coherence tomography study
      Microvessels within neoatherosclerosis are associated with vulnerability and increase from the early to the very late phase after drug-eluting stent implantation. Microbubble contrast agents have been suggested to enhance tissue microvasculature for optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging. The present study investigated whether OCT signal intensity of neointima within stented segments was enhanced after intracoronary administration of microbubble contrast agents. A total of 40 patients who underwent follow-up coronary angiography after ...
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    11. Impact of low tissue backscattering by optical coherence tomography on endothelial function after drug-eluting stent implantation

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      Impact of low tissue backscattering by optical coherence tomography on endothelial function after drug-eluting stent implantation
      This study evaluated the impact of optical coherence tomography (OCT)-derived low-backscattered tissue on mid-term coronary endothelial function after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. Although OCT enables detailed in vivo evaluation of neointimal tissue characterization after DES implantation, its association with physiological vascular healing response is unclear. Thirty-three stable angina pectoris patients underwent OCT examination and endothelial function testing with intracoronary infusion of incremental doses of acetylcholine 8-month after DES implantation ...
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    12. Histopathological validation of optical coherence tomography findings of the coronary arteries

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      Histopathological validation of optical coherence tomography findings of the coronary arteries
      Optical coherence tomography (OCT), a catheter-based imaging modality for the visualization of coronary arteries, is widely used during percutaneous coronary intervention to improve the understanding of the anatomy of coronary artery stenosis and to elucidate the mechanisms of atherosclerosis. In this review, we provide a short description of the histopathological validations of OCT for visualizing atherosclerotic plaques and vascular healing response after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. Because OCT measures the ...
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    13. ORGANIZATION OF THROMBUS CONTRIBUTES TO RAPID PROGRESSION OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: A SERIAL CORONARY ANGIOGRAMS AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY STUDY

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      ORGANIZATION OF THROMBUS CONTRIBUTES TO RAPID PROGRESSION OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: A SERIAL CORONARY ANGIOGRAMS AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY STUDY
      Background The process of progression of coronary artery disease (CAD) is generally classified as either rapid progression or continuous slight progression in daily clinical practice. However, the precise mechanism of rapid progression in CAD is unknown. Methods This study consists of 62 lesions with clinically significant progression of CAD (10%/year) in which serial coronary angiogram and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were performed at intervals of approximately 1 year. From ...
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    14. Comparing the vascular response in implantation of self-expanding, bare metal nitinol stents or paclitaxel-eluting nitinol stents in superficial femoral artery lesions: a serial optical frequency domain imaging study

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      Comparing the vascular response in implantation of self-expanding, bare metal nitinol stents or paclitaxel-eluting nitinol stents in superficial femoral artery lesions: a serial optical frequency domain imaging study
      Aims: This study sought to investigate differences in vascular response between self-expanding bare metal nitinol stents (BMS) and paclitaxel-eluting nitinol stents (PES), in superficial femoral artery (SFA) disease, using optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI). Methods and results: Six months after stent implantation, follow-up quantitative vascular angiography (QVA) and OFDI assessment were scheduled to evaluate vascular response. Volume index (VI) was defined as volume divided by stent length. The primary endpoint ...
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      Mentions: Stanford University Kenichi Fujii Peter J. Fitzgerald

    15. Impact of final kissing balloon inflation on vessel healing following drug-eluting stent implantation: Insight from the optical coherence tomography sub-study of the J-REVERSE trial

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      Impact of final kissing balloon inflation on vessel healing following drug-eluting stent implantation: Insight from the optical coherence tomography sub-study of the J-REVERSE trial
      Background We sought to clarify the impact of final kissing inflation (FKI) after single stenting of bifurcation lesions on vessel healing. Methods From the J-REVERSE registry enrolling 303 bifurcation lesions treated with provisional single stenting using sirolimus- (SES) or everolimus-eluting stent (EES), 65 lesions treated with ( n = 30) and without ( n = 35) FKI underwent 9-month follow-up optical coherence tomography. Average stent eccentricity index (SEI: minimum/maximum stent diameter) and neointimal ...
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      Mentions: Kenichi Fujii Ken-ichi Hirata Toshiro Shinke

    16. Differences in Vessel Healing Between Sirolimus- and Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation for Bifurcation Lesions: The J-REVERSE Optical Coherence Tomography Substudy

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      Differences in Vessel Healing Between Sirolimus- and Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation for Bifurcation Lesions: The J-REVERSE Optical Coherence Tomography Substudy
      Background We aimed to clarify the differences in vessel healing after stenting of bifurcation lesions using sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs) or everolimus-eluting stents (EESs). Methods J apanese R egistry Study in Comparison Between Ever olimus-Eluting Stent and S irolimus- E luting Stent for the Bifurcation Lesion (J-REVERSE) is a prospective multicentre registry of 303 bifurcation lesions that were treated with provisional SES or EES with or without final kissing inflation. The ...
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      Mentions: Kenichi Fujii Ken-ichi Hirata Toshiro Shinke
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  4. About Kenichi Fujii

    Kenichi Fujii, MD, is at the Division of Coronary Heart Disease in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Hyogo College of Medicine in Japan.

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