2012
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
2011
A Prospective Natural-History Study of Coronary Atherosclerosis
Stone GW, Maehara A, Lansky AJ, de Bruyne B, Cristea E, Mintz GS, Mehran R, McPherson J, Farhat N, Marso SP, Parise H, Templin B, White R, Zhang Z, Serruys PW. A Prospective Natural-History Study of Coronary Atherosclerosis. New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 364: 226-235. PMID: 21247313, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1002358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRecurrenceRisk FactorsUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsAdverse cardiovascular eventsAcute coronary syndromeNonculprit lesionsPercutaneous coronary interventionThin-cap fibroatheromaCardiovascular eventsCoronary syndromeCulprit lesionCoronary interventionPlaque burdenIntravascular ultrasonographyLuminal areaSubsequent major adverse cardiovascular eventsLesion-related risk factorsMild coronary artery stenosisProspective natural history studyLarger plaque burdenCoronary artery stenosisMinimal luminal areaNatural history studiesRecurrent eventsSmall luminal areaMedian followCoronary atherosclerosis