reviewNature Reviews CardiologyApr 21, 2022GREEN OA

Optical coherence tomography in coronary atherosclerosis assessment and intervention

Massachusetts General Hospital · Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · +93 more institutions

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Abstract

Since optical coherence tomography (OCT) was first performed in humans two decades ago, this imaging modality has been widely adopted in research on coronary atherosclerosis and adopted clinically for the optimization of percutaneous coronary intervention. In the past 10 years, substantial advances have been made in the understanding of in vivo vascular biology using OCT. Identification by OCT of culprit plaque pathology could potentially lead to a major shift in the management of patients with acute coronary syndromes. Detection by OCT of healed coronary plaque has been important in our understanding of the mechanisms involved in plaque destabilization and healing with the rapid progression of…

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Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Optical coherence tomography
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention
  • Coronary atherosclerosis
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Culprit
  • Vulnerable plaque
  • Cardiology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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