More than meets the eye

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An 87-year-old man underwent staged PCI for a residual LAD lesion after successful primary PCI for RCA infarction. OCT showed a lipid-rich plaque in proximal LAD and severe calcification in mid-LAD. After IVL-DES in mid-LAD and scoring balloon + DCB in proximal LAD, OCT revealed an unexpected protruding structure in proximal LAD.

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Authors

Murasato Y.¹, Tomozoe K.¹, Mori T.¹, Meno K.¹

1. National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, JAPAN