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
2010
Intravascular Ultrasound Classification of Plaque Distribution in Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcations
Oviedo C, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Araki H, Choi SY, Tsujita K, Kubo T, Doi H, Templin B, Lansky AJ, Dangas G, Leon MB, Mehran R, Tahk SJ, Stone GW, Ochiai M, Moses JW. Intravascular Ultrasound Classification of Plaque Distribution in Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcations. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2010, 3: 105-112. PMID: 20197513, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.109.906016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLCX arteryMain coronary artery bifurcationLeft main coronary artery bifurcationIntravascular ultrasoundPlaque distributionCoronary artery bifurcationsAngiographic classificationArtery bifurcationLAD arteryBifurcation lesionsDistal LMCACircumflex artery lesionsLMCA bifurcation lesionsPreintervention intravascular ultrasoundProximal LAD arteryAngiographic diameter stenosisSeverity of diseaseIVUS plaque burdenLMCA lengthArtery lesionsAnterior descendingPlaque burdenDiameter stenosisBifurcation diseaseLCX ostium