Fig. 4

Representative image from a 53-year-old woman diagnosed with T2DM for 4 years (TIR = 35%, TG: 2.8 mmol/L, HDL-C: 1.1 mmol/L). a: CCTA showing multiple mixed plaques (arrows) and positive remodeling of the LAD branch, the positive remodeling index (PRI) was 0.13. b: DSA showed moderate stenosis of the local lumen of the LAD branch (arrows). c: IVUS showed low echogenicity of lipid plaques(arrows)and positive remodeling of the LAD branch; the PRI was 0.11. Notes: TIR: time in range (the percentage of time of blood glucose levels in a target range); TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LAD: left anterior descending coronary artery