Impact of Neointimal Calcifications on Acute Stent Performance during the Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis
Abstract Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has become the invasive imaging modality of choice for coronary stent assessment due to its unmatched spatial resolution. Neointimal calcification (NC) is a rare finding, observed in 5-10% of in-stent restenosis (ISR) neointima. The impact of NC on percuta...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2016-05-01
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Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2016000500419&lng=en&tlng=en |