2012
Definitions and Methodology for the Grayscale and Radiofrequency Intravascular Ultrasound and Coronary Angiographic Analyses
Maehara A, Cristea E, Mintz GS, Lansky AJ, Dressler O, Biro S, Templin B, Virmani R, de Bruyne B, Serruys PW, Stone GW. Definitions and Methodology for the Grayscale and Radiofrequency Intravascular Ultrasound and Coronary Angiographic Analyses. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2012, 5: s1-s9. PMID: 22421222, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisDisease ProgressionEuropeFemaleFibrosisHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeointimaPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTerminology as TopicTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesVascular CalcificationConceptsThin-cap fibroatheromaAdverse cardiovascular eventsRadiofrequency intravascular ultrasoundNatural history studiesNonculprit lesionsPlaque burdenCardiovascular eventsLuminal areaIntravascular ultrasoundVH thin-cap fibroatheromaMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsFuture adverse cardiovascular eventsCoronary angiographic analysisCoronary artery ostiumThick-cap fibroatheromaLarger plaque burdenVirtual histologyMinimal luminal areaPathological intimal thickeningSmall luminal areaCoronary artery imagingHistory studiesSide branchesCoronary atherosclerosisCulprit lesion
2011
A Prospective Natural-History Study of Coronary Atherosclerosis
Stone GW, Maehara A, Lansky AJ, de Bruyne B, Cristea E, Mintz GS, Mehran R, McPherson J, Farhat N, Marso SP, Parise H, Templin B, White R, Zhang Z, Serruys PW. A Prospective Natural-History Study of Coronary Atherosclerosis. New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 364: 226-235. PMID: 21247313, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1002358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRecurrenceRisk FactorsUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsAdverse cardiovascular eventsAcute coronary syndromeNonculprit lesionsPercutaneous coronary interventionThin-cap fibroatheromaCardiovascular eventsCoronary syndromeCulprit lesionCoronary interventionPlaque burdenIntravascular ultrasonographyLuminal areaSubsequent major adverse cardiovascular eventsLesion-related risk factorsMild coronary artery stenosisProspective natural history studyLarger plaque burdenCoronary artery stenosisMinimal luminal areaNatural history studiesRecurrent eventsSmall luminal areaMedian followCoronary atherosclerosis
2006
Intravascular Ultrasonic Differences Between Aorto-Ostial and Shaft Narrowing in Saphenous Veins Used as Aortocoronary Bypass Grafts
Sano K, Mintz GS, Carlier SG, Fujii K, Yasuda T, Kimura M, Costa JR, Costa RA, Lui J, Weisz G, Moussa I, Dangas GD, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB. Intravascular Ultrasonic Differences Between Aorto-Ostial and Shaft Narrowing in Saphenous Veins Used as Aortocoronary Bypass Grafts. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 97: 1463-1466. PMID: 16679084, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.11.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimal lumen areaAorto-ostial lesionsPositive remodelingShaft lesionsLumen areaPlaque burdenDistal referenceSoft plaqueAortocoronary bypass graftsLarger plaque burdenSVG lesionsComplication rateBypass graftInterventional complicationsSaphenous veinLesion locationLesionsMorphologic differencesRemodelingPlaquesIVUS dataLocation-specific differencesBurdenIntravascular ultrasound imagesPrevious studies