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Identification of Optical Coherence Tomography-Defined Coronary Plaque Erosion by Preprocedural Computed Tomography Angiography

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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
Volume 12, Issue 10, Pages -

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.122.029239

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acute coronary syndrome; computed tomography; erosion; percutaneous coronary intervention; plaque rupture

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This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of preprocedural coronary CT imaging in identifying subsequently performed optical coherence tomography-defined plaque rupture or erosion at culprit lesions in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation acute myocardial infarction. The study found that preprocedural comprehensive coronary CT imaging can accurately and noninvasively identify optical coherence tomography-defined culprit lesions. Rating: 8
BackgroundA previous coronary computed tomography (CT) angiographic study failed to discriminate optical coherence tomography-defined intact fibrous cap culprit lesions (IFC group) from those with ruptured fibrous caps (RFC group) in patients with coronary artery disease. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of preprocedural coronary CT imaging in identifying subsequently performed optical coherence tomography-defined plaque rupture or erosion at culprit lesions in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation acute myocardial infarction. Methods and ResultsThis study used data from 2 recently published studies that tested the hypothesis that coronary CT angiography (CCTA) before percutaneous coronary intervention may provide diagnostic information on the high-risk atherosclerotic burden in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation acute myocardial infarction. In the analysis of 186 patients, optical coherence tomography identified 106 RFC plaques and 80 IFC plaques as the culprit lesions. On CT, the prevalence of low-attenuation plaque, positive remodeling, napkin-ring sign, and spotty calcification were all significantly lower in the IFC group. The culprit vessel pericoronary adipose tissue inflammation and coronary artery calcium scores were significantly lower in the IFC group than in the RFC group. The absence of low-attenuation plaque, napkin-ring sign, zero coronary artery calcium, and low pericoronary adipose tissue inflammation were independent predictors of IFC. When stratified into 5 subgroups according to the number of these 4 CT factors, the prevalence of IFC was 8.3%, 20.8%, 44.6%, 75.6%, and 100% (P<0.001), respectively. ConclusionsPreprocedural comprehensive coronary CT imaging, including coronary artery calcium and pericoronary adipose tissue inflammation assessment, can accurately and noninvasively identify optical coherence tomography-defined IFC or RFC culprit lesions.

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