2013
The collateral circulation of the heart
Meier P, Schirmer SH, Lansky AJ, Timmis A, Pitt B, Seiler C. The collateral circulation of the heart. BMC Medicine 2013, 11: 143. PMID: 23735225, PMCID: PMC3689049, DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseCollateral arteriesArtery diseaseCollateral circulationCoronary arteryOcclusive coronary artery diseaseRelevant protective roleEpicardial coronary arteriesFirst clinical trialIntracoronary pressure measurementsRecent pilot studyExternal counterpulsationEnd arteriesClinical trialsBlood supplyArteryProtective roleGranulocyte colonyAnastomotic vesselsPilot studyGrowth factorGold standardDiseasePressure measurementsVessels
2012
Longitudinal Distribution of Plaque Burden and Necrotic Core–Rich Plaques in Nonculprit Lesions of Patients Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndromes
Wykrzykowska JJ, Mintz GS, Garcia-Garcia HM, Maehara A, Fahy M, Xu K, Inguez A, Fajadet J, Lansky A, Templin B, Zhang Z, de Bruyne B, Weisz G, Serruys PW, Stone GW. Longitudinal Distribution of Plaque Burden and Necrotic Core–Rich Plaques in Nonculprit Lesions of Patients Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndromes. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2012, 5: s10-s18. PMID: 22421223, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryChi-Square DistributionCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisCoronary VesselsEuropeFemaleHumansLipidsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionNecrosisPhenotypePlaque, AtheroscleroticPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesConceptsLeft main coronary arteryVirtual histology intravascular ultrasoundAcute coronary syndromePlaque burdenDistal coronary treeNonculprit lesionsCoronary syndromeVH-TCFACoronary arteryCoronary treeNecrotic core contentAcute coronary eventsEpicardial coronary arteriesMain coronary arteryAtherosclerotic plaque burdenAcute myocardial infarctionLong segmentCoronary eventsAnterior descendingMyocardial infarctionVulnerable plaquesProportion of NCsArteryLesionsPROSPECT study