Laser Vaporization of Intracoronary Thrombus and Identifying Plaque Morphology in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography

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OCT identification of lesion morphology after MT and ELCA. Lesion morphology was not identifiable in the majority of cases even after MT because of the residual thrombus occupying the lumen. Vaporization of the thrombus by ELCA facilitated the identification of plaque morphology using OCT. OCT, optical coherence tomography; MT, manual aspiration thrombectomy; and ELCA, excimer laser coronary angioplasty.