2005
Intravascular Ultrasound Study of Patterns of Calcium in Ruptured Coronary Plaques
Fujii K, Carlier SG, Mintz GS, Takebayashi H, Yasuda T, Costa RA, Moussa I, Dangas G, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB. Intravascular Ultrasound Study of Patterns of Calcium in Ruptured Coronary Plaques. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2005, 96: 352-357. PMID: 16054456, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.03.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRuptured plaquesControl plaquesCalcium depositsCoronary calciumSuperficial calciumLarge calcium depositsLumen cross-sectional areaMinimum lumen cross-sectional areaRuptured coronary plaquesIntravascular ultrasound studyArc of calciumAtherosclerotic plaque developmentDeep calciumCoronary plaquesSmall calcium depositsPlaque instabilityPlaque ruptureUltrasound studyPlaque developmentPlaquesCross-sectional areaLess calciumCalciumLong segmentGroupCreatine kinase-MB enzyme elevation and long-term clinical events after successful coronary stenting in lesions with ruptured plaque
Fujii K, Carlier SG, Mintz GS, Kobayashi Y, Jacoboff D, Nierenberg H, Takebayashi H, Yasuda T, Moussa I, Dangas G, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins M, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW. Creatine kinase-MB enzyme elevation and long-term clinical events after successful coronary stenting in lesions with ruptured plaque. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2005, 95: 355-359. PMID: 15670544, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.09.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceCase-Control StudiesChi-Square DistributionCineangiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCreatine KinaseCreatine Kinase, MB FormFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIsoenzymesMaleMiddle AgedRuptureStatistics, NonparametricStentsUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsAcute coronary syndromeCoronary syndromeCoronary stentingClinical outcomesStent implantationRuptured plaquesCreatine kinase‐MB enzyme elevationCreatine kinase-MB isoenzyme releaseLong-term clinical eventsCK-MB elevationCK-MB releaseSuccessful coronary stentingControl patientsUnstable anginaEnzyme elevationIndependent predictorsProcedural complicationsClinical eventsPlaque ruptureIntravascular ultrasoundPatientsLong-term eventsPlaquesComposite rateSyndrome
2003
Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment of Ulcerated Ruptured Plaques
Fujii K, Kobayashi Y, Mintz GS, Takebayashi H, Dangas G, Moussa I, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps E, Collins M, Colombo A, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW. Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment of Ulcerated Ruptured Plaques. Circulation 2003, 108: 2473-2478. PMID: 14610010, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000097121.95451.39.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ACS patientsACS patientsAcute coronary syndromeCulprit lesionPlaque ruptureNonculprit lesionsSmaller lumen areaLumen areaPlaque burdenArea stenosisSmaller minimum lumen areaCulprit plaque ruptureGreater plaque burdenIntravascular ultrasound findingsPresence of thrombusIntravascular ultrasound assessmentMinimum lumen areaMinimal lumen siteCoronary syndromeRemodeling indexIndependent predictorsUltrasound assessmentUltrasound findingsRuptured plaquesPatients