Serial Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment of Plaque Phenotype Stabilization after Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Treatment in De Novo Coronary Lesions
Eun-Seok Shin, Dong Oh Kang, Tae-Hyun Kim, Ae-Young Her, Sunwon Kim · 2026
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Eun-Seok Shin and co-authors watch artery plaques heal over six months after a drug-coated balloon treatment, imaging them from inside the vessel. Their study appeared in 2026. Forty-eight patients with fresh coronary narrowings had optical coherence scans at treatment and again about six months later. The protective cap over each lipid core thickened, the lipid arc shrank, and the share of dangerous thin-cap plaques fell from about a quarter to about a sixth.
Most thin-cap plaques changed into safer forms, and the vessel opening widened notably. Immune cell signs in the plaque also eased. The authors say the balloon's drug does more than prop the artery open: it remodels the plaque toward stability, which may explain the treatment's lasting benefit.
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| CREATOR | Eun-Seok Shin, Dong Oh Kang, Tae-Hyun Kim, Ae-Young Her, Sunwon Kim |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |