Background: Coronary lesions are supposed to be enclosed between proximal and distal reference segments (RSs), the sites with the largest lumens within the same vessel segment. Finding "healthy" landing zones has been fundamental for efficient stent implantation. Consequently, our study aimed to determine, using optical coherence tomography (OCT), to what degree RSs conform to this concept.
Methods: Sixty-seven patients with a mean age of 63.5 years underwent culprit lesion stenting due to acute myocardial infarction (MI) (Group 1) or stable angina (Group 2). OCT was performed with commercially available equipment; all evaluations were made at RSs and minimal lumens.
Results: Normal vessel wall was infrequent (~10%) at RSs. Acceptable external elastic 220°) occurred in 55% to 67% and in 28% to 31% of RSs, respectively. Tissue composition at RSs was similar in both study groups except for a greater accumulation of thin-cap fibroatheromas (TCFA) in acute MI (29% in Group 1 9% in Group 2, P=0.035). Flow deterioration after stenting was associated with TCFA clusters extending from culprit main bodies into proximal RSs (P=0.008).
Conclusions: Optimal landing zones for stent placement should frequently be searched for beyond the culprit lesion segments although utilizing the largest intrasegmental lumens does not seem to cause immediate harm. However, TCFA at the landings should definitely be avoided.
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