THE IMPACT OF LOW TISSUE BACKSCATTERING AS ASSESSED BY OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AFTER DRUG–ELUTING STENT IMPLANTATION

Although a recent study showed that low tissue backscattering (LTB) seen in optical coherence tomography (OCT) after drug–eluting stents (DES) represents foreign body giant cells and inflammatory cells deposition, its clinical significance is unknown. We evaluate the relationship between intimal