title: Drug eluting stents trapping intramural hematoma in spontaneous coronary artery dissection and healing pattern at six months: optical coherence tomography findings.
abstract: Spontaneous coronary artery dissections (SCAD) are often difficult to diagnose and manage. Intravascular imaging such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) improves diagnosis and may assist in management. Recent data suggest that percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in in SCAD are associated with poor outcomes. This report provides striking OCT images of potential complications associated with PCI in SCAD, as well as demonstrates medium term OCT data in residual hematoma healing and stent coverage in SCAD.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Program, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside, 4032, Brisbane, Australia. karlkpoon@gmail.com
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Incani
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Small
authors.forename: O Christopher
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Raffel
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013997:Time Factors; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing