Correlation of coronary arterial remodeling determined by intravascular ultrasound with angiographic diameter reduction of 20% to 60%
Hirose M, Kobayashi Y, Mintz GS, Moussa I, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Dangas G, Kreps EM, Collins MB, Stone GW, Colombo A, Leon MB, Moses JW. Correlation of coronary arterial remodeling determined by intravascular ultrasound with angiographic diameter reduction of 20% to 60%. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2003, 92: 141-145. PMID: 12860214, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00528-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEEM cross-sectional areaNegative remodelingIntermediate remodelingPositive remodelingIntermediate stenosisCoronary lesionsCross-sectional areaDistal referenceIntravascular ultrasoundExternal elastic membrane cross-sectional areaLumen cross-sectional areaPreintervention intravascular ultrasoundStenotic coronary lesionsNative coronary lesionsCoronary arterial remodelingCoronary stenosisArterial remodelingProximal referenceLess plaqueArea stenosisStenosisLesionsLesion formationHard plaquesRemodeling occurs