EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Invasive management without stents in selected acute coronary syndrome patients with a large thrombus burden: a prospective study of optical coherence tomography guided treatment decisions.
To assess whether a strategy of invasive management without stents in selected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with a large thrombus burden (LTB) might be feasible and safe. ⋯ Medical management without stents is safe and feasible in selected ACS patients with LTB. OCT revealed culprit lesion characteristics that were not disclosed by angiography and facilitated treatment decisions.