2012
Plaque Composition and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients With Metabolic Syndrome or Diabetes
Marso SP, Mercado N, Maehara A, Weisz G, Mintz GS, McPherson J, Schiele F, Dudek D, Fahy M, Xu K, Lansky A, Templin B, Zhang Z, de Bruyne B, Serruys PW, Stone GW. Plaque Composition and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients With Metabolic Syndrome or Diabetes. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2012, 5: s42-s52. PMID: 22421230, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAngina, UnstableAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisDiabetes MellitusEuropeFemaleHeart ArrestHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMetabolic SyndromeMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionNecrosisPlaque, AtheroscleroticPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesVascular CalcificationConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsGreater necrotic coreUntreated nonculprit lesionsAcute coronary syndromeMet SynNonculprit lesionsPercutaneous coronary interventionSYN patientsNecrotic coreMACE rateMetabolic syndromePlaque burdenFuture major adverse cardiac eventsSubsequent major adverse cardiac eventsAcute coronary syndrome patientsSuccessful percutaneous coronary interventionGreater plaque burdenAdverse cardiac eventsCoronary syndrome patientsHigh-risk groupQuantitative coronary angiographySmaller lumen areaACS patientsCoronary syndromeACS population
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