2015
Morphological changes and clinical impact of unstable plaques within untreated segments of acute myocardial infarction patients during a 3-year follow-up
Souza CF, Doi H, Mintz GS, Lansky AJ, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Brodie BR, Kellett MA, Xu K, Mehran R, Stone GW, Maehara A. Morphological changes and clinical impact of unstable plaques within untreated segments of acute myocardial infarction patients during a 3-year follow-up. Coronary Artery Disease 2015, 26: 469-475. PMID: 25919902, DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000000251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPlaque, AtheroscleroticPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsRupture, SpontaneousStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalWound HealingConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPlaque ruptureIntravascular ultrasoundClinical eventsUnstable plaquesLumen compromiseUntreated segmentsAcute Myocardial Infarction trialLong-term clinical outcomesAcute myocardial infarction patientsBaseline intravascular ultrasoundOptimal systemic therapySerial IVUS analysisMyocardial Infarction trialElevation myocardial infarctionInfarct-related arteryMyocardial infarction patientsThree-year followAttenuated plaqueHarmonizing OutcomesNonculprit lesionsSTEMI patientsSystemic therapyClinical outcomesInfarction patients
2012
Gender and the Extent of Coronary Atherosclerosis, Plaque Composition, and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Lansky AJ, Ng VG, Maehara A, Weisz G, Lerman A, Mintz GS, De Bruyne B, Farhat N, Niess G, Jankovic I, Lazar D, Xu K, Fahy M, Serruys PW, Stone GW. Gender and the Extent of Coronary Atherosclerosis, Plaque Composition, and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndromes. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2012, 5: s62-s72. PMID: 22421232, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAngina, UnstableAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisEuropeFemaleFibrosisHeart ArrestHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionNecrosisPlaque, AtheroscleroticPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesVascular CalcificationConceptsThin-cap fibroatheromaSimilar plaque burdenAcute coronary syndromePlaque burdenNonculprit lesionsCoronary syndromePlaque rupturePlaque compositionExtensive coronary artery diseaseMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsAcute coronary syndrome eventPROSPECT studyComposition of atherosclerosisNecrotic core volumeThick-cap fibroatheromaUntreated nonculprit lesionsAdverse cardiovascular eventsComorbid risk factorsCoronary artery diseaseMinimal lumen areaSex-based subgroup analysisPathological intimal thickeningCardiovascular eventsMultivariable adjustmentComorbid diseases
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