Are angioscopic intracoronary thrombi associated with an increased incidence of adverse outcomes after coronary angioplasty?
Angioscopy detects intracoronary thrombi frequently missed by angiography, and their presence is associated with increased adverse outcomes post-PTCA.
The presence of intracoronary thrombus associated with coronary stenoses is significantly underestimated by angiography. Angioscopic intracoronary thrombi, the majority of which were not detected by angiography, are associated with an increased incidence of adverse outcomes after coronary angioplasty.
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