Clinical Outcomes of Different Calcified Culprit Plaques in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have found that coronary artery calcification is closely associated with the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE). This study aimed to investigate the characteristics and clinical outcomes of different calcified plaques in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) by using optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Methods

258 ACS patients with calcified culprit plaques who underwent OCT-guided stent implantation were enrolled. They were divided into three subtypes based on the calcified plaque morphology, including eruptive calcified nodules, calcified protrusion, and superficial calcific sheet.

Results

Compared with superficial calcific sheet and calcified protrusion, eruptive calcified nodules had the greatest calcium burden and

SUBMITTER: Lei F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9316434 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature