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
1998
Paradoxic Decreases in Atherosclerotic Plaque Mass in Insulin-Treated Diabetic Patients
Kornowski R, Mintz G, Lansky A, Hong M, Kent K, Pichard A, Satler L, Popma J, Bucher T, Leon M. Paradoxic Decreases in Atherosclerotic Plaque Mass in Insulin-Treated Diabetic Patients. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1998, 81: 1298-1304. PMID: 9631966, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00157-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArterial areaPlaque accumulationLumen compromiseDe novo native coronary stenosisInsulin-treated patientsInsulin-treated diabeticsNative coronary stenosisMultivariate linear regression analysisAtherosclerotic lesion formationBody surface areaParadoxic decreaseInsulin useDiabetes mellitusDiabetic patientsIndependent predictorsRemodeling indexAnginal syndromePlaque burdenCoronary stenosisArterial shrinkageInsulin treatmentPlaque massIntravascular ultrasoundLinear regression analysisReference segments