Key result
Medial coronary artery calcification is rare pathologically, appearing in only ~1% of lesions.
Population
107 patients who died from cardiovascular causes, mean age 72.7, 66.3% men.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Pathological evaluation demonstrates that medial coronary artery calcification is exceedingly rare (0.9%), suggesting that previous intravascular imaging studies may have overestimated its prevalence due to misdiagnosis of deep intimal calcification.
Observational (n=107)
Pathological evaluation demonstrates that medial coronary artery calcification is exceedingly rare (0.9%), suggesting that previous intravascular imaging studies may have overestimated its prevalence due to misdiagnosis of deep intimal calcification.
Matsumoto et al. (2025) conducted an observational in Cardiovascular death (n=107). Medial coronary artery calcification was evaluated on Prevalence of medial coronary artery calcification. Pathological evaluation revealed that medial coronary artery calcification is exceedingly rare, observed in only 0.9% of lesions, which is lower than previously reported by intravascular imaging.
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