2012
Characteristics and Clinical Significance of Angiographically Mild Lesions in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Brener SJ, Mintz GS, Cristea E, Weisz G, Maehara A, McPherson JA, Marso SP, Farhat N, Botker HE, Dressler O, Xu K, Templin B, Zhang Z, Lansky AJ, de Bruyne B, Serruys PW, Stone GW. Characteristics and Clinical Significance of Angiographically Mild Lesions in Acute Coronary Syndromes. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2012, 5: s86-s94. PMID: 22421235, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisEuropeFemaleFibrosisHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNecrosisPlaque, AtheroscleroticPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRecurrenceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesVascular CalcificationConceptsAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsCoronary syndromeNC lesionsCoronary interventionCardiac eventsDiameter stenosisSuccessful percutaneous coronary interventionMedian diameter stenosisRecurrent ischemic eventsThin-cap fibroatheromaNonculprit lesionsIschemic eventsUntreated lesionsClinical eventsClinical significanceMild lesionsPatientsLesionsNormal segmentsOne-halfSyndromeRecurrent events
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