2020
Predictive value of the QFR in detecting vulnerable plaques in non-flow limiting lesions: a combined analysis of the PROSPECT and IBIS-4 study
Safi H, Bourantas CV, Ramasamy A, Zanchin T, Bär S, Tufaro V, Jin C, Torii R, Karagiannis A, Reiber JHC, Mathur A, Onuma Y, Windecker S, Lansky A, Maehara A, Serruys PW, Stone P, Baumbach A, Stone GW, Räber L. Predictive value of the QFR in detecting vulnerable plaques in non-flow limiting lesions: a combined analysis of the PROSPECT and IBIS-4 study. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2020, 36: 993-1002. PMID: 32152810, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-020-01805-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary CirculationCoronary VesselsDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlaque, AtheroscleroticPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedRetrospective StudiesRupture, SpontaneousSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsVirtual histology intravascular ultrasoundQuantitative flow ratioMinimum lumen diameterMinimum lumen areaCoronary angiographyPlaque burdenIBIS-4 studyPrognostic informationVulnerable plaquesSmaller minimum lumen areaMajor adverse cardiac eventsVulnerable phenotypeAdverse cardiac eventsGreater plaque burdenPredictors of MACENon-culprit lesionsAdditional prognostic informationSmaller minimum lumen diameterUseful prognostic informationQuantitative coronary angiographyAdditive valueCardiac eventsPlaque characteristicsLesion severityAngiographic data
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 changesPlaque Composition and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients With Metabolic Syndrome or Diabetes
Marso SP, Mercado N, Maehara A, Weisz G, Mintz GS, McPherson J, Schiele F, Dudek D, Fahy M, Xu K, Lansky A, Templin B, Zhang Z, de Bruyne B, Serruys PW, Stone GW. Plaque Composition and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients With Metabolic Syndrome or Diabetes. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2012, 5: s42-s52. PMID: 22421230, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAngina, UnstableAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisDiabetes MellitusEuropeFemaleHeart ArrestHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMetabolic SyndromeMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionNecrosisPlaque, AtheroscleroticPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesVascular CalcificationConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsGreater necrotic coreUntreated nonculprit lesionsAcute coronary syndromeMet SynNonculprit lesionsPercutaneous coronary interventionSYN patientsNecrotic coreMACE rateMetabolic syndromePlaque burdenFuture major adverse cardiac eventsSubsequent major adverse cardiac eventsAcute coronary syndrome patientsSuccessful percutaneous coronary interventionGreater plaque burdenAdverse cardiac eventsCoronary syndrome patientsHigh-risk groupQuantitative coronary angiographySmaller lumen areaACS patientsCoronary syndromeACS population
2003
Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment of Ulcerated Ruptured Plaques
Fujii K, Kobayashi Y, Mintz GS, Takebayashi H, Dangas G, Moussa I, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps E, Collins M, Colombo A, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW. Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment of Ulcerated Ruptured Plaques. Circulation 2003, 108: 2473-2478. PMID: 14610010, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000097121.95451.39.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ACS patientsACS patientsAcute coronary syndromeCulprit lesionPlaque ruptureNonculprit lesionsSmaller lumen areaLumen areaPlaque burdenArea stenosisSmaller minimum lumen areaCulprit plaque ruptureGreater plaque burdenIntravascular ultrasound findingsPresence of thrombusIntravascular ultrasound assessmentMinimum lumen areaMinimal lumen siteCoronary syndromeRemodeling indexIndependent predictorsUltrasound assessmentUltrasound findingsRuptured plaquesPatients