Plaque morphology assessed by optical coherence tomography in the culprit lesions of the first episode of acute myocardial infarction in patients with low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level

•Plaque erosion is the second major pathological substrate of acute coronary syndrome (ACS).•Plaque erosion is characterized with intact fibrous cap on optical coherence tomography.•Patients with low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol showed more intact fibrous cap at the culprit lesion.•Intact fib...

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