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
1998
Lipid-Lowering Therapy After Coronary Revascularization: The Interventional Cardiologist’s Perspective 11This work was supported by the Cardiology Research Foundation, Washington, DC.
Lansky A, Popma J, Mintz G, Laird J, Saucedo J, Leon M. Lipid-Lowering Therapy After Coronary Revascularization: The Interventional Cardiologist’s Perspective 11This work was supported by the Cardiology Research Foundation, Washington, DC. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1998, 81: 55e-62e. PMID: 9551596, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00199-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary eventsCoronary interventionCholesterol levelsAggressive lipid-lowering therapyCardiology Research FoundationLipid-lowering therapyTreatment of stenosisPatients' cholesterol levelsLipid-laden plaqueCoronary revascularizationCoronary atherosclerosisUnderlying diseaseRevascularization proceduresAtherosclerotic progressionCardiologist's practiceAdvanced lesionsCholesterol reductionPlaque accumulationIntravascular ultrasoundOwn carePatientsTherapyInterventionRevascularizationAtherectomy