Tissue Characterization of In-Stent Neointima Using Optical Coherence Tomography in the Late Phase After Bare-Metal Stent Implantation – An Ex Vivo Validation Study –
- 1 January 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Japanese Circulation Society in Circulation Journal
- Vol. 79 (10), 2224-2230
- https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.cj-15-0585
Abstract
We performed an ex vivo study to investigate optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging for differentiating several types of neointimal tissue during the later phases after bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation as compared with histologic results. OCT imaging was performed in 6 autopsy hearts for 10 BMS with implant duration >4 years. OCT qualitative neointimal tissue characterization was based on tissue structure and classified as homogeneous pattern, heterogeneous pattern with visible struts, or heterogeneous pattern with invisible struts. Corresponding histological analyses of each 2-mm cross-section of the entire BMS were performed. Of 81 cross-sections, histological analysis revealed that the homogeneous pattern of neointima on OCT (n=39) contained smooth muscle cells with collagen, indicating high neointimal maturity. The heterogeneous patterns with visible struts (n=35) contained different tissues, including a proteoglycan-rich myxomatous matrix or dense calcified plate deposition. The heterogeneous patterns with invisible struts (n=7) included neointimal lipid/necrotic core formation, accumulation of foam cells, or microcalcification scattering. Of the 66 cross-sections containing large microvessels within the neointima on histology, only 6 (9%) were visualized by OCT. The present study confirmed the potential use of OCT in differentiating several types of neointima after BMS implantation. The image interpretation of OCT, based on visualization of stent struts, enables identification of several types of neointimal tissues, including in-stent fibroatheroma formation, more accurately.Keywords
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