Morphological Plaque Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome and a Cancer History.

ABSTRACT: Background Although patients with a cancer history have a 2 to 3 times higher risk for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), the morphological characteristics of ACS culprit plaque in those patients and their relations with clinical outcomes remain unknown. Methods and Results This retrospective, multicenter, observational cohort study included consecutive patients with ACS who underwent optical coherence tomography-guided emergent percutaneous coronary intervention. Patients were categorized into those without a cancer history, those with a cancer history, and those currently receiving cancer treatment. ACS culprit lesions were classified as plaque rupture, plaque erosion, or calcified nodule using optical coherence tomography. Plaque erosion frequency was significantly higher in culprit lesions

SUBMITTER: Tanimura K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8475681 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature