A literature review from the european heart journal by imamura et al."unusual optical coherence tomography findings resembling sea anemone tentacles after orbital atherectomy for nodular calcification lesions in a haemodialysis patient: a case report", observed on optical coherence tomography imaging (oct) granular and filamentous structures.A diamondback 360 coronary orbital atherectomy device (oad) was used to treat a heavily calcified and stenosed left anterior descending artery (lad).The patient was a haemodialysis patient with nodular calcifications (nc).The oad was spun for three low speed treatments and once on high speed retrograde for treatment.Following oad treatment, oct showed newly emerged granular and filamentous structures that resembled thrombus and appeared to be platelet/fibrin thrombi, which closely resembled a calcified nodule (cn).The structures appeared to be continuous from the debulked nc lesion proximal to the target site.The presence of the filamentous structures did not appear to affect the patient, the electrocardiogram was unchanged, there was no evidence of slow flow or distal embolization.A non-csi/abbott balloon was advanced and post dilatation, extensive medial dissection occurred, and the structures appeared to have migrated distally.Stent placement covering the structures was performed.No complications occurred and oct showed the structures secured to the outside of the stents.The patient was stable but did experience in-stent restenosis four months post procedure.Mayuko imamura, kei yunoki, katsunori miyahara, and takefumi oka.Unusual optical coherence tomography findings resembling sea anemone tentacles after orbital atherectomy for nodular calcification lesions in a haemodialysis patient: a case report.European heart journal - case reports (2024) 8, 1-6 https://doi.Org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytae095.
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