2012
Usefulness of Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve Computed from Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiograms for Intermediate Stenoses Confirmed by Quantitative Coronary Angiography
Min JK, Koo BK, Erglis A, Doh JH, Daniels DV, Jegere S, Kim HS, Dunning AM, DeFrance T, Lansky A, Leipsic J. Usefulness of Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve Computed from Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiograms for Intermediate Stenoses Confirmed by Quantitative Coronary Angiography. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 110: 971-976. PMID: 22749390, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.05.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLesion-specific ischemiaFractional flow reserveCoronary lesionsIntermediate stenosisFlow reservePredictive valueNoninvasive methodComputed Tomographic AngiogramsCoronary computed tomographyNoninvasive fractional flow reserveQuantitative coronary angiographyReceiver operator characteristic curveIntermediate stenosis severityNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueOperator characteristic curveCoronary angiographyInvasive angiographyMean ageTomographic angiogramBland-Altman analysisStudy groupIschemiaComputed tomographyNovel noninvasive method
2003
Correlation of coronary arterial remodeling determined by intravascular ultrasound with angiographic diameter reduction of 20% to 60%
Hirose M, Kobayashi Y, Mintz GS, Moussa I, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Dangas G, Kreps EM, Collins MB, Stone GW, Colombo A, Leon MB, Moses JW. Correlation of coronary arterial remodeling determined by intravascular ultrasound with angiographic diameter reduction of 20% to 60%. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2003, 92: 141-145. PMID: 12860214, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00528-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEEM cross-sectional areaNegative remodelingIntermediate remodelingPositive remodelingIntermediate stenosisCoronary lesionsCross-sectional areaDistal referenceIntravascular ultrasoundExternal elastic membrane cross-sectional areaLumen cross-sectional areaPreintervention intravascular ultrasoundStenotic coronary lesionsNative coronary lesionsCoronary arterial remodelingCoronary stenosisArterial remodelingProximal referenceLess plaqueArea stenosisStenosisLesionsLesion formationHard plaquesRemodeling occurs