Hyper-echoic plaque with high attenuation in intravascular ultrasound may predict slow flow during percutaneous coronary intervention.

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2006-09-06
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One patient with acute inferior wall myocardial infarction underwent percutaneous coronary intervention following intravenous thrombolysis. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) before stenting revealed huge plaque burden with high attenuation underneath the hyper-echoic eccentric plaque surface. Stent deployment resulted in slow flow, which was managed with intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation. His another lession in the mid left anterior descending artery showing eccentric hypo-echoic plaque with neither hyper-echoic surface nor high attenuation was successfully stented without causing slow flow.
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Nepal Medical College Journal.
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Shrestha B, Takagi A, Ishii Y, Tsurumi Y, Kasanuki H. Hyper-echoic plaque with high attenuation in intravascular ultrasound may predict slow flow during percutaneous coronary intervention. Nepal Medical College Journal. 2006 Sep; 8(3): 204-7
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https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/46654
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