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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 59, Issue 12, Pages 1073-1079Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.08.082
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optical coherence tomography; spontaneous coronary artery dissection
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Objectives This study sought to assess the diagnostic value of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients with suspected spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). Background SCAD is a rare but challenging clinical entity. Methods Following a prospective protocol, OCT was performed in 17 consecutive patients with a clinical and angiographic suspicion of SCD from a total of 5,002 patients undergoing coronary angiography. A conservative management strategy was followed. Results OCT ruled out the diagnosis of SCAD in 6 patients with coronary artery disease (atherosclerotic plaques and/or intracoronary thrombus). In 11 patients (age 48 +/- 9 years, 9 female), OCT confirmed the presence of SCAD. A double-lumen or intramural hematoma image was visualized in all cases. However, only 3 patients presented an intimal flap on angiography. OCT readily identified the intimal rupture site (n = 7), the thickness (348 +/- 84 mu m) and length (31 +/- 9 mm) of the intimomedial membrane, the area of the true (1.1 +/- 0.5 mm(2)) and false lumen (5.9 +/- 2.1 mm(2)), the associated intramural hematoma (n = 9), and thrombi in the true or false lumens (n = 11). Most of these findings were angiographically silent. After stenting (n = 4), OCT disclosed adequate stent coverage, expansion, and apposition, but also residual intramural hematoma at the stented site (abluminal) and at the distal vessel. Conclusions OCT provides unique insights in patients with SCAD that allow an early diagnosis and adequate management. Most of these findings are undetectable by angiography. (J Am Coll Cardiol 2012;59:1073-9) (C) 2012 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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