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
1999
Preintervention Arterial Remodeling as an Independent Predictor of Target-Lesion Revascularization After Nonstent Coronary Intervention
Dangas G, Mintz G, Mehran R, Lansky A, Kornowski R, Pichard A, Satler L, Kent K, Stone G, Leon M. Preintervention Arterial Remodeling as an Independent Predictor of Target-Lesion Revascularization After Nonstent Coronary Intervention. Circulation 1999, 99: 3149-3154. PMID: 10377078, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.99.24.3149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndependent predictorsArterial remodelingTarget lesion revascularization rateInsulin-dependent diabetic patientsLong-term clinical outcomesQ-wave myocardial infarctionMultivariable logistic regression analysisTarget lesion revascularizationShort-term complicationsIntravascular ultrasound studyLong-term outcomesFinal lumen areaLogistic regression analysisIntermediate remodelingAngiographic characteristicsAngiographic successRevascularization ratesCoronary interventionClinical outcomesDiabetic patientsPlaque burdenPositive remodelingMyocardial infarctionNegative remodelingPercutaneous intervention