Reith S, et al. - In order to assess predictors of target lesion microcalcifications in patients with stable coronary artery disease, researchers analyzed plaque morphology using optical coherence tomography before coronary intervention. A less advanced stenosis severity and extensive plaque inflammation were linked to microcalcifications, but not clinical parameters. Total number of calcifications per lesion, average macrophage angle, and percent area stenosis were independent predictors for the presence of microcalcifications, according to multivariable logistic regression analysis.