2022
Impact of nodular calcification in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
Demuyakor A, Hu S, Koniaeva E, Liu M, Weng Z, Zhao C, Feng X, He L, Xu Y, Zeng M, Meng W, Sun Y, Yi B, Gao Z, Qin Y, Jia H, Mintz G, Yu B. Impact of nodular calcification in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2022, 22: 103. PMID: 35287572, PMCID: PMC8922875, DOI: 10.1186/s12872-022-02551-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionCalcification groupOptical coherence tomographyNodular calcificationStent under-expansionCoronary interventionCoronary syndromeLower left ventricular ejection fractionPresence of nodular calcificationTreated with primary percutaneous coronary interventionUnder-expansionCulprit plaquesVentricular ejection fractionMinimum stent areaEjection fractionProtruding massCoherence tomographyWell-delineated borderPatientsStent areaCalcificationImpact outcomesSignal attenuation
2018
Does spotty calcification attenuate the response of nonculprit plaque to statin therapy?: A serial optical coherence tomography study
Afolabi A, Mustafina I, Zhao L, Li L, Sun R, Hu S, Zhang S, Jia H, Guilio G, Yu B. Does spotty calcification attenuate the response of nonculprit plaque to statin therapy?: A serial optical coherence tomography study. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2018, 91: 582-590. PMID: 29359491, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsFemaleFibrosisHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedPlaque, AtheroscleroticPredictive Value of TestsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTime FactorsTomography, Optical CoherenceTreatment OutcomeVascular CalcificationConceptsStatin therapyOptical coherence tomographyFibrous cap thicknessSpotty calcificationIntensity statinsModerate statin therapyPresence of spotty calcificationBaseline to 6Lipid-rich plaquesModerate statinsLipid arcCalcification groupCoherence tomographyStatinsTherapyPlaque characteristicsPlaque stabilityCalcificationPlaque progressionMonthsPlaquePatientsVulnerable plaquesMarkers of vulnerable plaqueBaseline