Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden and CK-MB Enzyme Elevation After Coronary Interventions
Mehran R, Dangas G, Mintz G, Lansky A, Pichard A, Satler L, Kent K, Stone G, Leon M. Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden and CK-MB Enzyme Elevation After Coronary Interventions. Circulation 2000, 101: 604-610. PMID: 10673251, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.101.6.604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCK-MB elevationAtherosclerotic plaque burdenPreintervention intravascular ultrasoundPlaque burdenTimes upper limitIntravascular ultrasoundCoronary interventionSerum creatine kinase MB fractionPlatelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsReference segmentsFinal minimal lumen diameterLesion site plaque burdenIIb/IIIa inhibitorsCreatine kinase MB fractionAngiographic lesion morphologyDe novo lesionsNative coronary lesionsPercutaneous coronary interventionMinimal lumen diameterDiffuse atherosclerotic diseaseCatheter-based interventionsCross-sectional narrowingAtheroablative techniquesLate mortality