2022
Impact of nodular calcification in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
Demuyakor A, Hu S, Koniaeva E, Liu M, Weng Z, Zhao C, Feng X, He L, Xu Y, Zeng M, Meng W, Sun Y, Yi B, Gao Z, Qin Y, Jia H, Mintz G, Yu B. Impact of nodular calcification in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2022, 22: 103. PMID: 35287572, PMCID: PMC8922875, DOI: 10.1186/s12872-022-02551-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionCalcification groupOptical coherence tomographyNodular calcificationStent under-expansionCoronary interventionCoronary syndromeLower left ventricular ejection fractionPresence of nodular calcificationTreated with primary percutaneous coronary interventionUnder-expansionCulprit plaquesVentricular ejection fractionMinimum stent areaEjection fractionProtruding massCoherence tomographyWell-delineated borderPatientsStent areaCalcificationImpact outcomesSignal attenuation
2021
Impact of nodular calcification on the outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
Demuyakor A, Hu S, Koniaeva E, Liu M, Weng Z, Zhao C, Feng X, He L, Xu Y, Zeng M, Meng W, Yi B, Qin Y, Jia H, Bo Y. Impact of nodular calcification on the outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.1249. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionOutcomes of patientsCalcification groupOptical coherence tomographyNodular calcificationCoronary syndromeMinimum stent areaCoronary interventionLower left ventricular ejection fractionPresence of nodular calcificationTreated with primary percutaneous coronary interventionAssociated with unfavourable outcomeIncidence of stentsAcute coronary syndrome patientsVentricular ejection fractionLesion lengthImpact clinical outcomesEjection fractionIndependent predictorsProtruding massClinical outcomesUnfavourable outcomeResults PatientsPredictors of non-stenting strategy for acute coronary syndrome caused by plaque erosion: four-year outcomes of the EROSION study.
He L, Qin Y, Xu Y, Hu S, Wang Y, Zeng M, Feng X, Liu Q, Syed I, Demuyakor A, Zhao C, Chen X, Li Z, Meng W, Xu M, Liu H, Ma L, Dai J, Xing L, Yu H, Hou J, Jia H, Mintz G, Yu B. Predictors of non-stenting strategy for acute coronary syndrome caused by plaque erosion: four-year outcomes of the EROSION study. EuroIntervention 2021, 17: 497-505. PMID: 33164894, PMCID: PMC9724919, DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-20-00299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeNon-TLR groupLong-term prognosisOptical coherence tomographyFollow-upAntithrombotic therapyCoronary syndromePredictor of long-term prognosisResponse to antithrombotic therapyTreated with antithrombotic therapyPlaque erosionLong-term follow-upTarget lesion revascularisationMedian durationPrimary endpointAntithrombotic strategiesOne-month follow-upThrombus reductionGastrointestinal bleedingAngiographic resultsCoherence tomographyStent implantationDiameter stenosisClinic visitsPatients
2017
Role of Optical Coherence Tomography in Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Afolabi A, Hu S, Wang C, Zhu Y, Mustafina I, Lin L, Zheng G, Zhe C, Jia H, Hou J, Yu B. Role of Optical Coherence Tomography in Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome. Cardiovascular Innovations And Applications 2017, 2: 229-235. DOI: 10.15212/cvia.2016.0054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOptical coherence tomographyTreatment of patientsCoherence tomographyHigh-risk plaquesConstellation of clinical symptomsSpectrum of clinical manifestationsDetecting high-risk plaquesAcute coronary syndromeDetection of high-risk plaquesHigh-resolution imaging modalityAcute myocardial ischemiaClinical manifestationsClinical symptomsCoronary syndromeMyocardial ischemiaImaging modalitiesDisease burdenOcclusive thrombusLuminal thrombosisPathophysiological processesTomographyAtherosclerotic lesionsPatientsHigh-income countriesDiagnosis