2014
Relation of C-Reactive Protein Levels to Instability of Untreated Vulnerable Coronary Plaques (from the PROSPECT Study)
Kelly CR, Weisz G, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Parise H, de Bruyne B, Serruys PW, Stone GW. Relation of C-Reactive Protein Levels to Instability of Untreated Vulnerable Coronary Plaques (from the PROSPECT Study). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 114: 376-383. PMID: 24931291, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.04.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkersCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseC-Reactive ProteinDisease ProgressionFemaleGlobal HealthHumansIncidenceInflammationMaleMiddle AgedPlaque, AtheroscleroticPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSurvival RateTime FactorsConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsC-reactive protein levelsNonculprit lesionsElevated CRP levelsCRP levelsVulnerable coronary plaquesIntravascular ultrasoundCoronary plaquesPost-acute coronary syndrome patientsSubsequent major adverse cardiac eventsGray-scale intravascular ultrasoundCoronary Tree (PROSPECT) studyUntreated nonculprit lesionsAdverse cardiac eventsAdverse coronary eventsAcute coronary syndromeCoronary syndrome patientsPercutaneous coronary interventionRadiofrequency intravascular ultrasoundPredictors of eventsProtein levelsMinimal luminal areaHigh rateCoronary eventsCoronary syndrome
2012
Age- and gender-related changes in plaque composition in patients with acute coronary syndrome: the PROSPECT study.
Ruiz-García J, Lerman A, Weisz G, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Fahy M, Xu K, Lansky AJ, Cristea E, Farah TG, Teles R, Botker HE, Templin B, Zhang Z, de Bruyne B, Serruys PW, Stone GW. Age- and gender-related changes in plaque composition in patients with acute coronary syndrome: the PROSPECT study. EuroIntervention 2012, 8: 929-38. PMID: 23253546, DOI: 10.4244/eijv8i8a142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsAcute coronary syndromeNon-culprit lesionsUntreated non-culprit lesionsCoronary syndromePlaque burdenIncidence of MACEAge groupsObstructive coronary artery diseaseNecrotic coreGreater plaque burdenLarger plaque volumeAdverse cardiac eventsCoronary artery diseaseRadiofrequency intravascular ultrasoundYears of ageSame age groupGender-specific differencesSex-related effectsCardiac eventsArtery diseaseAdverse outcomesAtherosclerosis developmentCoronary plaquesGender-related changes
2005
Intravascular Ultrasound Study of Patterns of Calcium in Ruptured Coronary Plaques
Fujii K, Carlier SG, Mintz GS, Takebayashi H, Yasuda T, Costa RA, Moussa I, Dangas G, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB. Intravascular Ultrasound Study of Patterns of Calcium in Ruptured Coronary Plaques. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2005, 96: 352-357. PMID: 16054456, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.03.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRuptured plaquesControl plaquesCalcium depositsCoronary calciumSuperficial calciumLarge calcium depositsLumen cross-sectional areaMinimum lumen cross-sectional areaRuptured coronary plaquesIntravascular ultrasound studyArc of calciumAtherosclerotic plaque developmentDeep calciumCoronary plaquesSmall calcium depositsPlaque instabilityPlaque ruptureUltrasound studyPlaque developmentPlaquesCross-sectional areaLess calciumCalciumLong segmentGroup