Feasibility and Clinical Significance of In Vivo Cholesterol Crystal Detection Using Optical Coherence Tomography

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Objective: Cholesterol crystals (CCs) are frequently found at the site of acute myocardial infarctions (AMIs), but the role of CCs in the onset of AMI remains unclear due to the lack of validated in vivo imaging tools. The aim of this study was to validate the ability of optical coherence tomography (OCT) to detect CCs and to compare the prevalence and distribution of CCs in patients with AMIs and stable angina...

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