Optical Coherence Tomography Evaluation of Carotid Artery Stenosis and Stenting in Patients With Previous Cervical Radiotherapy

CONCLUSION: The morphological features of RICS were heterogeneous, including heterogeneous signal-rich tissue, dissection, and advanced atherosclerosis. Stenting was successful in all 5 patients with severe RICS. One patient, with high rates of tissue protrusion and stent strut malapposition immediately after stenting, received in-stent neointimal hyperplasia at a 6-month follow-up.PMID:35573285 | PMC:PMC9095735 | DOI:10.3389/fnins.2022.861511

Source: Atherosclerosis - May 16, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Xiaohui Xu Feihong Huang Xuan Shi Rui Liu Yunfei Han Min Li Fang Wang Qingwen Yang Wusheng Zhu Ruidong Ye Xinfeng Liu Source Type: research