Research Article
Reduction of Lipid-Core Burden Index in Nonculprit Lesions at Follow-Up after ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Study of Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold versus Optimal Medical Therapy
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Example of reduction of maxLCBI4 mm after BVS implantation. (a) Baseline angiography showing a moderate lesion in the mid-left anterior descending coronary artery. (b) Angiography of the BVS implantation. (c) Follow-up angiography. (d) Baseline NIRS showing a noncalcified NC-LRP. (e) OCT showing a good acute result of the BVS implantation, with an appropriate expansion and apposition of the scaffold. (f) Follow-up NIRS showing a reduction of maxLCBI4 mm at the site of the original NC-LRP. BVS = bioresorbable vascular scaffold; NIRS = near-infrared spectroscopy; NC-LRP = nonculprit lipid-rich plaque; OCT = optical coherence tomography; and maxLCBI4 mm = maximum lipid-core burden index in a 4 mm length of the artery.
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