Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Research Article

Differential Diagnosis, Clinical Characteristics, and Interventions of Braid-Like Coronary Artery: Case Series Analysis Based on Optical Coherence Tomography

Table 2

Baseline clinical information of the index hospitalization.


S/N	Chief complaint	ECG	Cardiac troponins	Echocardiography			Diagnosis
S/N	Chief complaint	ECG	Cardiac troponins	LVEDD (mm)	LVEF (%)	Segment hypokinesis	Diagnosis

1	Exertional shortness of breath for 3 months	QS in V2–V6	Normal	57	53	Anterior and apex	Old anterior myocardial infarction; chronic heart failure (NYHA class II)
2	No symptoms; planned revascularization of occluded RCA	Nonspecific T wave inversion	Normal	51	63	None	Old anterior myocardial infarction
3	No symptoms; transferred for revascularization of LAD	Q wave in V2–V5	Normal	48	60	Anterior and apex	Old anterior myocardial infarction
4	Paroxysmal chest pain for 1 month; RCA significant stenosis on CTA	Nonspecific T wave inversion	Normal	45	60	None	Unstable angina
5	Stenting for angina 5 years earlier; exertional chest tightness for 10 days	Nonspecific T wave inversion	Normal	50	52	None	Unstable angina
6	ECG abnormality discovered for 2 months	Q wave in V2–V5	Normal	53	58	Anterior	Old anterior myocardial infarction
7	Exertional chest distress for 2 years, exacerbation for 1 week	Nonspecific T wave inversion	Normal	48	63	None	Unstable angina

S/N: serial number; ECG: electrocardiogram; LVEDD: left ventricular end diastolic diameter; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; AMI: acute myocardial infarction; and CTA: computerized tomography angiography.