title: Diverse Findings in Calcified Thrombus Between Histopathology and In Vivo Imaging Including Intravascular Ultrasound, Optical Coherence Tomography, and Angioscopy.
abstract: A 46-year-old woman on hemodialysis due to end-stage renal disease was admitted for repeated thrombus formation in previously implanted drug-eluting stents in the right coronary artery. We could successfully aspirate this thrombus, and histopathology revealed a calcified thrombus comprising multiple microcalcifications and fibrinous materials. This is the first report showing how a calcified thrombus is visualized in vivo by intracoronary imaging modalities including intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence tomography, and angioscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Tomoo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Kuniko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maemura
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017546:Angioscopy / Q000379:methods; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods