Detection of spontaneous coronary artery spasm with optical coherence tomography in a patient with acute coronary syndrome

We present 2 illustrative cases of acute coronary syndrome and spontaneous coronary artery spasm evaluated by optical coherence tomography. Different spasm patterns were showed by optical coherence tomography (OCT), according to whether there were underlying atherosclerotic plaques or not.

Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - February 18, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hany Tawfik Fathelbab, Santiago Jes ús Camacho Freire, Javier León Jiménez, Rosa Cardenal Piris, Antonio Enrique Gómez Menchero, Jessica Roa Garrido, José Francisco Díaz Fernández Source Type: research