Differential Diagnosis, Clinical Characteristics, and Interventions of Braid-Like Coronary Artery: Case Series Analysis Based on Optical Coherence Tomography
Table 1
Demographic characteristics, risk factors, and past history.
S/N
Sex
Age (year)
Risk factors
Old MI (time)
Previous PCI
HTN
DM
HL
Smoking
FH of PCAD
Timing
CAG findings
Intervention
1
Male
26
o
o
o
Heavy
o
Anterior STEMI (3 y earlier)
4 h after MI
p-LAD occlusion, braid-like p-RCA
LAD stenting
2
Male
47
+
o
+
Heavy
o
Anterior STEMI (2 m earlier)
3 h after thrombolysis
LAD 80% stenosis, p-RCA occlusion
LAD stenting
3
Male
32
o
o
o
Heavy
o
Anterior STEMI (3 y earlier) (deduced from symptoms and ECG)
3 y after MI
Braid-like m-LAD
None
4
Female
56
o
o
o
Heavy
o
—
—
—
—
5
Male
53
o
+
+
Heavy
o
—
5 y earlier
Triple vessel disease
LAD + LCX stenting
6
Male
57
o
o
o
Heavy
o
Anterior STEMI (10 m earlier) (deduced from symptoms and ECG)
—
—
—
7
Male
47
o
+
+
Heavy
o
—
—
—
—
S/N: serial number; HTN: hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus; HL: hyperlipidemia; FH: family history; PCAD: premature coronary artery disease; MI: myocardial infarction; STEMI: ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; p-: proximal-; m-: middle-; LAD: left descending artery; RCA: right coronary artery; and LCX: proximal-left circumflex.
