Lipid Content Distribution and its Clinical Implication in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction-Plaque Erosion: Results from the Prospective OCTAMI Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Plaque erosion (PE) is one of the main plaque phenotypes of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, the underlying plaque component and distribution have not been systematically analysed. This study aims to investigate the distribution of lipid and calcium content in culprit lesions assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients with PE and explore its relationship with prognosis in a cohort of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients.

Methods

A prospective cohort of 576 patients with STEMI was enrolled in our study. After exclusion, 152 PE patients with clear underlying plaque components were ultimately analysed. The culprit lesion was divided into the border zone, external erosion zone and erosion site in the longitudinal view. Each pull

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10776303 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature