scholarly journals Less is more in treating myocardial infarction in younger patients: intracoronary optical coherence tomography insights

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-97
Author(s):  
Suma M. Victor ◽  
Vijayakumar Subban ◽  
Anandkumar Gopi ◽  
Deva Preethi Rajaraman ◽  
Ajit S. Mullasari
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Optical Coherence Tomography ◽  
Optical Coherence ◽  
Younger Patients ◽  
Less Is More

Optical coherence tomography evidence of endothelial erosion as a cause of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 393-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Fineschi ◽  
Vasile Sirbu ◽  
Flavio D’Ascenzi ◽  
Arcangelo Carrera ◽  
Riccardo Barbati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Optical Coherence Tomography ◽  
Optical Coherence ◽  
St Segment Elevation ◽  
Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction ◽  
St Segment

Embolic myocardial infarction diagnosed with Fourier domain optical coherence tomography

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 202.e5-202.e6
Author(s):  
Righab Hamdan ◽  
Ricardo Garcia Gonzalez ◽  
Christophe Caussin ◽  
Said Ghostine
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Optical Coherence Tomography ◽  
Fourier Domain ◽  
Optical Coherence

scholarly journals ST Elevation Infarction after Heart Transplantation Induced by Coronary Spasms and Mural Thrombus Detected by Optical Coherence Tomography

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tor Skibsted Clemmensen ◽  
Niels Ramsing Holm ◽  
Hans Eiskjær ◽  
Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen ◽  
Michael Maeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Optical Coherence Tomography ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Thrombus Formation ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Suspected Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Optical Coherence ◽  
Mural Thrombus ◽  
Clinical Value ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

The case illustrates the possible link between coronary spasms, intraluminal thrombus formation, and widespread organized and layered thrombi in HTx patients. Furthermore, the case underlines the clinical value of OCT as a novel method for high-resolution vessel imaging in heart-transplanted (HTx) patients with coronary spasms and suspected coronary artery disease. Coronary spasms and sudden death are frequent complications after HTx. The underlying mechanisms leading to these complications are unknown. The present case displays the clinical course of a 19-year-old HTx patient who was hospitalized due to acute myocardial infarction induced by severe coronary spasms. The patients remained unstable on conservative therapy. Therefore, an optical coherence tomography (OCT) was performed and revealed massive, organized thrombi in the left main coronary artery, the circumflex coronary artery, and the left anterior descending coronary artery. The patient was stabilized after percutaneous coronary intervention. As a mural thrombus often goes undetected by coronary angiography, OCT may prove benefit in HTx patients with myocardial infarction or suspected coronary spasms.

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