ReviewFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2022
Optical Coherence Tomography and Coronary Dissection: Precious Tool or Useless Surplus?
Review in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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- Optical Coherence Tomography: Case Series and Review on Differentiating Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection From Recanalized Thrombus.JACC. Case reports · 2026Article
- Iatrogenic coronary artery dissection: detection, management, and prevention.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Unveiled: Pathophysiology, Imaging, and Evolving Management Strategies.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Review
- Interventional Management of Intracoronary Dissection/Hematoma: A Comprehensive Review.Current cardiology reports · 2025Review
- Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA): Current Insights into Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Beyond the Norm: Decoding Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection as an Unusual Cause of Acute Coronary Syndrome.HCA healthcare journal of medicine · 2025Review
- Unlocking the Secrets of Acute Coronary Syndromes Using Intravascular Imaging: From Pathophysiology to Improving Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- PCSK9 and Coronary Artery Plaque-New Opportunity or Red Herring?Current atherosclerosis reports · 2024Review
- Innovations in Intracoronary Imaging: Present Clinical Practices and Future Outlooks.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- What Is New in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection?CJC open · 2024Review
- Chest Pain: Wellens Syndrome Due to Spontaneous Dissection of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery - A Case Report and Literature Review.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- Coronary Dissection - Back to the Future - Finding Good in the Bad!Heart international · 2024Review
- Role of Intracoronary Imaging in Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Disease (MINOCA): A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Imaging of Left Main Coronary Artery; Untangling the Gordian Knot.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Review
- Pathophysiology of spontaneous coronary artery dissection: hematoma, not thrombus.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Review
- Detecting vulnerable carotid plaque and its component characteristics: Progress in related imaging techniques.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Review
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare clinical condition, but frequently manifested as acute myocardial infarction. In this particular setting, in recent years, optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been established as a possible diagnostic method due to the high spatial resolution (10-20 μm), which can visualize the different layers of coronary vessels. OCT can better analyze the "binary" or double lumen morphology, typical of this entity. Furthermore, it can identify the entrance breach and the circumferential and longitudinal extension of the lesion. However, we have to emphasize that this technique is not free from complications. OCT could further aggravate a dissection or exacerbate a new intimal tear. Therefore, the use of OCT in the evaluation of SCAD should be defined by balancing the diagnostic benefits versus procedural risks. Moreover, we underline that as SCAD is a rare condition and OCT is a recently introduced technique in clinical practice, limited data is available in literature.
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