Optical Coherence Tomography for the Diagnosis of Exercise-Related Acute Cardiovascular Events and Inconclusive Coronary Angiography

Table 3

OCT findings.

Minimal luminal area in mm^2, median (IQR)	3.0 (2.6–4.7)
Cause of the ACS, n (%)
Unknown	1 (10)
Plaque erosion	4 (40)
Plaque rupture	3 (30)
Eruptive calcific nodule with plaque disruption	1 (10)
Coronary artery dissection	1 (10)
Thrombus, n (%)	7 (70)
Stable plaque, n (%)	1 (10)
Vulnerable plaque findings, n (%)
Thin cap fibroatheroma	4 (40)
Macrophages	4 (40)
Neovascularization	6 (60)
Cholesterol crystals	2 (20)

ACS: acute coronary syndrome; IQR: interquartile range; OCT: optical coherence tomography; SCD: sudden cardiac death.