Differential Diagnosis, Clinical Characteristics, and Interventions of Braid-Like Coronary Artery: Case Series Analysis Based on Optical Coherence Tomography
Table 3
Baseline angiographic and OCT findings.
S/N
Angiographic findings
OCT findings of braid-like lesions
Segment involved
Length (mm)
TIMI flow grade
Culprit or not
Other vessels
Morphology
Separate 3-layered structure
Residual thrombi
Intimal tears
Intramural hematoma
1
p-RCA
60
2
o
LAD stent patent
Multiple thin channels divided by thin discontinuous septa
o
+
o
o
2
p-RCA m-RCA
45
2
o
LAD stent patent
Multiple thin channels divided by thin discontinuous septa
o
+
o
o
3
p-LAD
20
2
+
Normal
Multiple thin channels divided by thin discontinuous septa
o
+
o
o
4
m-RCA
20
2
+
Normal
Multiple thin channels divided by thin discontinuous septa
o
+
o
o
5
PLA
15
2
+
LAD and LCX stent patent
Multiple thin channels divided by thin discontinuous septa
o
o
o
o
6
p-LAD
38
2
+
Normal
Multiple thin channels divided by thin discontinuous septa
o
+
o
o
7
p-RCA
35
2
+
m-LCX CTO
Multiple thin channels divided by thin discontinuous septa
o
+
o
o
S/N: serial number; OCT: optical coherence tomography; TIMI: thrombolysis in myocardial infarction; p-: proximal; m-: middle; RCA: right coronary artery; LAD: left anterior descending artery; LCX: left circumflex; PLA: posterior lateral artery; and CTO: chronic total occlusion.
