Intracoronary Imaging and Histopathology of Late Phase In-Stent Restenosis after Coronary Stent Implantation
Figure 5
Optical coherence tomographic findings of in-stent restenosis after balloon angioplasty. (a) Distal part of in-stent restenosis. The distal half of the material had a high intensity homogenous signal. (b) Proximal part of in-stent restenosis. The proximal half of the retrieved material showed superficial high-intensity with attenuation, suggesting that they were composed of different components. (c) Resultant tissues showed heterogeneous plaque containing partial low signals. (From J Invasive Cardiol 23: E86–E91, 2011 with permission).
