When reflected light gives you a diagnosis
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A 79-year-old male patient with a history of PCI on proximal LAD with a 3.5 x 16 mm Promus in 2014 presents with NSTEMI. Angiogram was non-conclusive for the culprit lesion. OCT of all the vessels provided the diagnosis.
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When reflected light gives you a diagnosis
Authors
Camilleri William1, Mahmoud Karim1
- Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS
3 comments
Stent struts are not clearly visible on this cross-section, maybe one at 7 o'clock. Red thrombus is not clearly visible.
Stent strut are not clear visible
The struts are poorly but typically visible due to lipid composition of the neoatherosclerotic plaque.