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