2010
Intravascular Ultrasound Classification of Plaque Distribution in Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcations
Oviedo C, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Araki H, Choi SY, Tsujita K, Kubo T, Doi H, Templin B, Lansky AJ, Dangas G, Leon MB, Mehran R, Tahk SJ, Stone GW, Ochiai M, Moses JW. Intravascular Ultrasound Classification of Plaque Distribution in Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcations. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2010, 3: 105-112. PMID: 20197513, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.109.906016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLCX arteryMain coronary artery bifurcationLeft main coronary artery bifurcationIntravascular ultrasoundPlaque distributionCoronary artery bifurcationsAngiographic classificationArtery bifurcationLAD arteryBifurcation lesionsDistal LMCACircumflex artery lesionsLMCA bifurcation lesionsPreintervention intravascular ultrasoundProximal LAD arteryAngiographic diameter stenosisSeverity of diseaseIVUS plaque burdenLMCA lengthArtery lesionsAnterior descendingPlaque burdenDiameter stenosisBifurcation diseaseLCX ostium
2003
Correlation of coronary arterial remodeling determined by intravascular ultrasound with angiographic diameter reduction of 20% to 60%
Hirose M, Kobayashi Y, Mintz GS, Moussa I, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Dangas G, Kreps EM, Collins MB, Stone GW, Colombo A, Leon MB, Moses JW. Correlation of coronary arterial remodeling determined by intravascular ultrasound with angiographic diameter reduction of 20% to 60%. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2003, 92: 141-145. PMID: 12860214, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00528-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEEM cross-sectional areaNegative remodelingIntermediate remodelingPositive remodelingIntermediate stenosisCoronary lesionsCross-sectional areaDistal referenceIntravascular ultrasoundExternal elastic membrane cross-sectional areaLumen cross-sectional areaPreintervention intravascular ultrasoundStenotic coronary lesionsNative coronary lesionsCoronary arterial remodelingCoronary stenosisArterial remodelingProximal referenceLess plaqueArea stenosisStenosisLesionsLesion formationHard plaquesRemodeling occurs
2000
Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden and CK-MB Enzyme Elevation After Coronary Interventions
Mehran R, Dangas G, Mintz G, Lansky A, Pichard A, Satler L, Kent K, Stone G, Leon M. Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden and CK-MB Enzyme Elevation After Coronary Interventions. Circulation 2000, 101: 604-610. PMID: 10673251, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.101.6.604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCK-MB elevationAtherosclerotic plaque burdenPreintervention intravascular ultrasoundPlaque burdenTimes upper limitIntravascular ultrasoundCoronary interventionSerum creatine kinase MB fractionPlatelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsReference segmentsFinal minimal lumen diameterLesion site plaque burdenIIb/IIIa inhibitorsCreatine kinase MB fractionAngiographic lesion morphologyDe novo lesionsNative coronary lesionsPercutaneous coronary interventionMinimal lumen diameterDiffuse atherosclerotic diseaseCatheter-based interventionsCross-sectional narrowingAtheroablative techniquesLate mortality