Adverse Cardiovascular Events Arising From Atherosclerotic Lesions With and Without Angiographic Disease Progression
Sanidas EA, Mintz GS, Maehara A, Cristea E, Wennerblom B, Iñiguez A, Fajadet J, Fahy M, Dressler O, Weisz G, Templin B, Zhang Z, Lansky AJ, de Bruyne B, Serruys P, Stone GW. Adverse Cardiovascular Events Arising From Atherosclerotic Lesions With and Without Angiographic Disease Progression. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2012, 5: s95-s105. PMID: 22421236, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.08.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisEuropeFemaleFibrosisHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionNecrosisPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesVascular CalcificationConceptsAdverse cardiovascular eventsCardiovascular eventsNC lesionsFuture adverse cardiovascular eventsIntravascular ultrasound virtual histologyAngiographic disease progressionUntreated nonculprit lesionsAcute coronary syndromeFuture cardiovascular eventsMinimum luminal areaAngiographic increaseMedian followNonculprit lesionsCoronary syndromeCulprit lesionCoronary lesionsPlaque burdenLesion progressionMyocardial infarctionDisease progressionInsignificant lesionsLuminal areaAtherosclerotic lesionsSubstantial progressionPatients