title: Visualization of coronary plaque rupture using optical coherence tomography.
abstract: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an optical analogue of intravascular ultrasound that has recently been proposed as a high-resolution imaging method for plaque characterization. Histology-controlled studies have shown that OCT can evaluate the characteristics of culprit lesions, such as fibrous cap thickness, fibrous cap macrophage density, lipid core and intracoronary thrombus. We describe a case where OCT was used to evaluate the culprit lesion morphology in a patient with acute myocardial infarction. The patient was treated with stent implantation. OCT was also used to confirm good stent apposition.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Cardiology Department, General Hospital of Nikea, Piraeus, Greece. epapak@tee.gr
authors.forename: Konstantina P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Bouki
authors.forename: Dionissios N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Chatzopoulos
authors.forename: Eleni K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Sakkali
authors.forename: Stavroula N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Psychari
authors.forename: Thomas S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Apostolou
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence