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Marulanda K, Genovese EA. Adjunctive Utilization of Intravascular Ultrasound in Peripheral Arterial Disease Treatment. Ann Vasc Surg 2024; 107:195-207. [PMID: 38582216 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND The utility and benefit of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) has been well established in coronary interventions, however widespread adoption for peripheral interventions has lagged. The objectives of this review article were to discuss the technical components of IVUS, describe key learning pearls for IVUS utilization, and review the literature describing the clinical outcomes of endovascular peripheral arterial interventions using IVUS. METHODS A scoping review of the current literature utilizing Pubmed. Terms used to search the literature included "intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)" in conjunction with "peripheral arterial disease (PAD)," "endovascular interventions," "chronic limb threatening ischemia," "balloon angioplasty" "stenting," "percutaneous coronary intervention," and "outcomes." All types of articles were reviewed including review articles, retrospective reviews, meta-analyses, and prospective observational and randomized studies. RESULTS Published literature regarding IVUS use in peripheral arterial interventions is heterogeneous and limited to mainly retrospective studies, registry analyses and metanalyses. Outcomes are generally favorable with the adjunct of IVUS compared to traditional angiography-driven peripheral interventions. The addition of IVUS improves stent expansion, stent patency, and reduces reintervention rates, particularly in infrainguinal arterial lesions. Long-term costs may also be lower with IVUS-guided procedures. CONCLUSIONS Expert consensus largely supports the implementation of IVUS in endovascular interventions for peripheral arterial disease. However, more robust high-quality data evaluating the efficacy, durability, and cost of IVUS in peripheral arterial disease are still needed.
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Current and Future Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Coronary Artery Disease. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10020232. [PMID: 35206847 PMCID: PMC8872080 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10020232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) carry significant morbidity and mortality and are associated with substantial economic burden on healthcare systems around the world. Coronary artery disease, as one disease entity under the CVDs umbrella, had a prevalence of 7.2% among adults in the United States and incurred a financial burden of 360 billion US dollars in the years 2016–2017. The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning over the last two decades has unlocked new dimensions in the field of cardiovascular medicine. From automatic interpretations of heart rhythm disorders via smartwatches, to assisting in complex decision-making, AI has quickly expanded its realms in medicine and has demonstrated itself as a promising tool in helping clinicians guide treatment decisions. Understanding complex genetic interactions and developing clinical risk prediction models, advanced cardiac imaging, and improving mortality outcomes are just a few areas where AI has been applied in the domain of coronary artery disease. Through this review, we sought to summarize the advances in AI relating to coronary artery disease, current limitations, and future perspectives.
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Lee J, Chang JH. Dual-Element Intravascular Ultrasound Transducer for Tissue Harmonic Imaging and Frequency Compounding: Development and Imaging Performance Assessment. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2019; 66:3146-3155. [PMID: 30835204 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2019.2901005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE For accurate diagnosis of atherosclerosis, the high spatial and contrast resolutions of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images are a key requirement. Increasing the center frequency of IVUS is a simple solution to meet this requirement. However, this leads to a reduction in imaging depth due to the frequency-dependent attenuation of ultrasound. Here, we report a recently developed dual-element IVUS transducer for tissue harmonic imaging (THI) and frequency compounding to increase the spatial and contrast resolutions of IVUS images, while maintaining the imaging depth to assess the overall morphological change of blood vessels. METHODS One 35-MHz element is used for producing general IVUS images and the other 70-MHz element is for receiving the second harmonic signals induced by the 35-MHz ultrasound. The fundamental and second harmonic signals can also be used for frequency compound imaging to further improve contrast resolution. The spatial and contrast resolutions achieved by the developed transducer were evaluated through wire and tissue-mimicking phantom imaging tests. Additionally, the images of a stent deployed in a tissue-mimicking phantom and an excised pig artery were acquired to assess clinical usefulness of the transducer. RESULTS The results demonstrated that the developed IVUS transducer enables us to simultaneously examine the overall morphological change of blood vessels by the 35-MHz ultrasound images and the near vessel layers such as the intima, the media, and the adventitia by either THI or compound images with high spatial and contrast resolutions. In addition, the developed transducer facilitates the simultaneous acquisition of 35- and 70-MHz fundamental images when needed. CONCLUSION The developed dual-element IVUS transducer makes it possible to fully realize the potential benefits of IVUS in the diagnosis of atherosclerosis.
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Yoon MH, Tahk SJ, Lim HS, Yang HM, Seo KW, Choi BJ, Choi SY, Hwang GS, Park JS, Shin JH. Myocardial Mass Contributes to the Discrepancy Between Anatomic Stenosis Severity Assessed by Intravascular Ultrasound and Fractional Flow Reserve in Intermediate Lesions of the Coronary Artery. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2018; 91:182-191. [PMID: 28568890 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The present study investigated the major contributors to the discrepancy between the minimal lumen area (MLA) and fractional flow reserve (FFR). BACKGROUND There was considerable discrepancy between MLA or diameter stenosis (DS) and FFR. METHODS We enrolled 744 patients with intermediate stenoses of the left anterior descending artery (LAD). Summed epicardial coronary artery length distal to the target stenosis was obtained from each longest view of the vessels on the coronary angiograms. Mismatching was defined as a lesion with FFR of >0.80 and MLA smaller than the best cut-off value (BCV) for predicting FFR of ≤0.80. Reverse mismatching was defined as a lesion with FFR of ≤0.80 and MLA larger than the BCV. RESULTS Summed epicardial coronary artery length was longer at the lesions of proximal LAD than that of middle LAD (380 mm ± 82 mm vs. 341 mm ± 80 mm, P < 0.001). Reverse mismatching was found more frequently in the proximal than middle LAD (28.3% vs. 5.5%, P < 0.001). Independent predictors of FFR ≤ 0.80 were age, male, multi-vessel disease, proximal LAD lesion, MLA, DS, plaque burden at distal reference, lesion length and summed epicardial coronary artery length. Proximal LAD lesion was an independent predictor of reverse mismatching (hazard ratio 3.162, 1.858-5.382, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Myocardial mass subtended by a lesion is an important factor predicting FFR ≤0.80 and discrepancy between FFR and MLA. Myocardial mass subtended by a lesion should be considered when determining the revascularization therapy by intravascular ultrasound parameters. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Myeong-Ho Yoon
- Department of Cardiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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de Korte CL, Hansen HHG, van der Steen AFW. Vascular ultrasound for atherosclerosis imaging. Interface Focus 2011; 1:565-75. [PMID: 22866231 PMCID: PMC3262270 DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2011.0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2011] [Accepted: 05/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the Western world. Therefore, detection and quantification of atherosclerotic disease is of paramount importance to monitor treatment and possible prevention of acute events. Vascular ultrasound is an excellent technique to assess the geometry of vessel walls and plaques. The high temporal as well as spatial resolution allows quantification of luminal area and plaque size and volume. While carotid arteries can be imaged non-invasively, scanning of coronary arteries requires invasive intravascular catheters. Both techniques have already demonstrated their clinical applicability. Using linear array technology, detection of disease as well as monitoring of pharmaceutical treatment in carotid arteries are feasible. Data acquired with intravascular ultrasound catheters have proved to be especially beneficial in understanding the development of atherosclerotic disease in coronary arteries. With the introduction of vascular elastography not only the geometry of plaques but also the risk for rupture of plaques might be identified. These so-called vulnerable plaques are frequently not flow-limiting and rupture of these plaques is responsible for the majority of cerebral and cardiac ischaemic events. Intravascular ultrasound elastography studies have demonstrated a high correlation between high strain and vulnerable plaque features, both ex vivo and in vivo. Additionally, pharmaceutical intervention could be monitored using this technique. Non-invasive vascular elastography has recently been developed for carotid applications by using compound scanning. Validation and initial clinical evaluation is currently being performed. Since abundance of vasa vasorum (VV) is correlated with vulnerable plaque development, quantification of VV might be a unique tool to even prevent this from happening. Using ultrasound contrast agents, it has been demonstrated that VV can be identified and quantified. Although far from routine clinical application, non-invasive and intravascular ultrasound VV imaging might pave the road to prevent atherosclerotic disease in an early phase. This paper reviews the conventional vascular ultrasound techniques as well as vascular ultrasound strain and vascular ultrasound VV imaging.
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- Chris L. de Korte
- Clinical Physics Laboratory, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Physics Laboratory, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Thoraxcentre Biomedical Engineering, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Ahmed K, Jeong MH, Chakraborty R, Ahn Y, Sim DS, Park K, Hong YJ, Kim JH, Cho KH, Kim MC, Hachinohe D, Hwang SH, Lee MG, Cho MC, Kim CJ, Kim YJ, Park JC, Kang JC. Role of intravascular ultrasound in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Am J Cardiol 2011; 108:8-14. [PMID: 21529735 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.02.339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2011] [Revised: 02/24/2011] [Accepted: 02/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Stent thrombosis and restenosis remain drawbacks of drug-eluting stents in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance for stent deployment helps optimize its results in stable patients. The aim of this study was to examine the utility of routine IVUS guidance in patients with AMI undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Employing data from Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry (KAMIR), we analyzed 14,329 patients with AMI from April 2006 through September 2010. Patients with cardiogenic shock and rescue PCI after thrombolysis were excluded. Clinical outcomes of 2,127 patients who underwent IVUS-guided PCI were compared to those of 8,235 patients who did not. Mean age was 63.6 ± 13.5 years and 72.3% were men. Patients undergoing IVUS-guided PCI were younger, more often men, more hyperlipemic, and had increased body mass index and left ventricular ejection fraction. Number of treated vessels and stents used, stent length, and stent diameter were increased in the IVUS-guided group. Multivessel involvement was less frequent and American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association type C lesion was more frequent in the IVUS-guided group. Drug-eluting stents were more frequently used compared to bare-metal stents in the IVUS group. There was no significant relation of stent thrombosis between the 2 groups. Twelve-month all-cause death was lower in the IVUS group. After multivariate analysis and propensity score adjustment, IVUS guidance was not an independent predictor for 12-month all-cause death (hazard ratio 0.212, 0.026 to 1.73, p = 0.148). In conclusion, this study does not support routine use of IVUS guidance for stent deployment in patients who present with AMI and undergo PCI.
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Johnstone E, Friedl SE, Maheshwari A, Abela GS. Distinguishing characteristics of erythrocyte-rich and platelet-rich thrombus by intravascular ultrasound catheter system. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2007; 24:233-9. [PMID: 17396229 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-007-0027-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2006] [Accepted: 03/01/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute coronary syndromes are associated with platelet-rich, white thrombi (WT) and erythrocyte-rich, red thrombi (RT), but their ultrasonic characteristics are not well defined. To determine whether intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) could be used to detect specific characteristics of WT and RT, two experiments were performed. METHODS An in-vitro experiment evaluated five WT and five RT and an ex-vivo experiment evaluated thrombi from 17 atherosclerotic rabbits with disrupted plaques and overlying thrombi. Specimen were mounted flat, immersed in a saline bath and examined from the intimal surface. Thrombi were classified as WT (n = 69) or RT (n = 40) by gross inspection and histology. IVUS was performed using a 1 mm, 20 MHz transducer in a 4.8F catheter. Images were digitally converted and points integrated to account for angular and depth resolution. Sampling was performed at the water-tissue interface and four other sites at 0.3 mm radial depth increments. Signals from each depth were standardized by obtaining the ratio of each energy level to the level at the water-tissue interface. RESULTS The average energy ratio backscattered by RT was constant with increasing tissue depth while it attenuated for WT (P < 0.005; 2-way ANOVA). RT was less homogeneous and had more backscatter compared to WT. Light and electron microscopy corroborated these observations showing WT as densely homogenous and RT with loose cellular elements. CONCLUSION WT may be detected by its attenuated ultrasound pattern versus a non-attenuated pattern for RT by IVUS. This technique has potential for characterizing WT and RT.
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- Eric Johnstone
- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Intravascular Ultrasound. CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84628-715-2_87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Kahlon JPS, Torey J, Nordstrom CK, LaLonde TA, Ali A, Schreiber TL, Ogawa T, Maciejko JJ, Rosman H, Gardin JM. The impact of coronary artery disease risk factors on intravascular ultrasound-derived morphologic indices of human coronaries. Echocardiography 2006; 23:308-11. [PMID: 16640708 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00208.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The relationship of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-derived measurements of atherosclerotic plaque to various coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors is not well known. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of percent coronary luminal stenosis by IVUS to other IVUS measures of CAD, as well as the relationship of common IVUS measures of CAD to traditional CAD risk factors. We hypothesized that one or more IVUS measures of CAD might relate more strongly to CAD risk factors than does percent luminal coronary stenosis. METHODS The records of 897 consecutive patients (57% men, mean age 62 years) who underwent IVUS investigation of their coronary arteries from 1996 through 2001 were retrospectively reviewed. IVUS was performed using a 20-MHz probe (Jomed, Rancho Cordoba, CA) and a manual pull-back technique to image the coronary arteries. Coronary artery remodeling ratio-i.e., the ratio of coronary lesion external elastic membrane cross-sectional area (EEM CSA) to proximal reference artery EEM CSA; plaque burden-i.e., plaque plus media CSA divided by EEM CSA; calcium arc; and percent stenosis of luminal cross-sectional area were measured by a single reader. RESULTS Percent area stenosis, the most commonly used IVUS parameter, did not correlate with the other three IVUS-derived parameters, nor was it related to any of the CAD risk factors considered. In contrast, remodeling ratio was directly correlated with plaque burden (r=0.22, P<0.001), but inversely related to calcium arc (r=-0.13, P=0.01). IVUS plaque burden was significantly correlated with male gender (P<0.0001) and diabetes mellitus (DM) (P=0.003). In multivariate analyses including age, gender, and CAD risk factors, plaque burden was significantly associated with age, male gender, and DM, but not with chronic renal failure, hypertension, or hypercholesterolemia. The multivariate model also revealed that the calcium arc was significantly associated with male gender and age. These IVUS findings provide anatomic documentation that the traditional CAD risk factors relate more strongly to plaque burden than to percent coronary arterial luminal narrowing.
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- Jaskamal P S Kahlon
- Division of Cardiology, St. John Hospital & Medical Center and Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48236, USA
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Kume T, Akasaka T, Kawamoto T, Watanabe N, Toyota E, Neishi Y, Sukmawan R, Sadahira Y, Yoshida K. Assessment of coronary arterial plaque by optical coherence tomography. Am J Cardiol 2006; 97:1172-5. [PMID: 16616021 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2005] [Revised: 11/01/2005] [Accepted: 11/01/2005] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the ability of optical coherence tomography (OCT) to identify coronary arterial plaque diagnosed by histologic examination. We examined 166 sections from 108 coronary arterial segments of 40 consecutive human cadavers (24 men and 16 women; mean age 74 +/- 7 years). The plaque type was classified as fibrous (n = 43), fibrocalcific (n = 82), or lipid-rich (n = 41). The accuracy of OCT and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in characterizing the plaque type was studied, with the histologic consensus diagnosis serving as the gold standard. OCT, as well as IVUS, had high sensitivity and specificity for characterizing the different types of atherosclerotic plaque. OCT had a higher sensitivity for characterizing lipid-rich plaques than IVUS (85% vs 59%, p = 0.03). In conclusion, the high resolution of OCT permitted evaluation of lipid-rich plaques more accurately than IVUS.
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- Teruyoshi Kume
- Department of Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
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Cheneau E, Leborgne L, Mintz GS, Kotani JI, Pichard AD, Satler LF, Canos D, Castagna M, Weissman NJ, Waksman R. Predictors of subacute stent thrombosis: results of a systematic intravascular ultrasound study. Circulation 2003; 108:43-7. [PMID: 12821553 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000078636.71728.40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Factors leading to subacute stent thrombosis after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have not been well established. We assessed the pre- and post-PCI intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) characteristics of subacute stent thrombosis. METHODS AND RESULTS We analyzed 7484 consecutive patients without acute myocardial infarction who were treated with PCI and stenting and underwent IVUS imaging during the intervention. Twenty-seven (0.4%) had angiographically documented subacute closure <1 week after PCI (median time to subacute closure, 24 hours). Subacute closure lesions were compared with a control group (selected to be 3 times the abrupt closer group) matched by procedure date (within 6 months), age, gender, stable or unstable angina, lesion location, and additional treatment (balloon angioplasty or atherectomy). Postintervention IVUS did not identify a cause in 22% and did identify at least 1 cause for abrupt closure in 78% of patients (versus 33% in matched lesions, P=0.0002). In 48% of the patients, there were multiple causes in 48% (versus 3% in matched lesions, P<0.0001). Causes included dissection (17%), thrombus (4%), and tissue protrusion within the stent struts leading to lumen compromise lumen (4%). A total of 83% of patients with >1 of these abnormal morphologies also had reduced lumen dimensions post-PCI (final lumen <80% reference lumen). Preprocedural lesion characteristics were not different from matched lesions. CONCLUSIONS Subacute stent thrombosis is infrequently related to the preintervention lesion characteristics. Inadequate postprocedure lumen dimensions, alone or in combination with other procedurally related abnormal lesion morphologies (dissection, thrombus, or tissue prolapse), contribute to this phenomenon.
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- Edouard Cheneau
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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Miyamoto T, Neuman Y, Luo H, Jeon DS, Kobal S, Ikeno F, Horzewski M, Honda Y, Mirocha JM, Iwami T, Echt D, Fishbein MC, Siegel RJ. Coronary vasodilation by noninvasive transcutaneous ultrasound: an in vivo canine study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003; 41:1623-7. [PMID: 12742306 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00412-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We evaluated the coronary vasodilatory effects of transcutaneous low-frequency (27-kHz) ultrasound (USD). BACKGROUND Ultrasound has been shown to affect vascular function. METHODS Ultrasound energy was administered transcutaneously to 12 dogs. Coronary arterial dimensions were assessed using intravascular coronary ultrasound (IVUS) and quantitative coronary angiography (QCA). RESULTS The IVUS mid-left anterior descending (LAD) luminal area was 6.77 +/- 1.27 mm(2) at baseline. After 30 s of ultrasound, this area increased by 9% (7.40 +/- 1.44 mm(2), p < 0.05), after 3 min by 19% (8.05 +/- 1.72 mm(2), p < 0.05) and after 5 min increased by 21% (8.16 +/- 1.29 mm(2), p < 0.05). The mean coronary diameter (2.69 +/- 0.33 mm) at baseline (QCA of three segments of LAD and three segments of left circumflex coronary artery) increased by 19.3% (3.21 +/- 0.28 mm) after 5 min of USD exposure. After a 90-min observation period there was a return to baseline values (p = NS). Intracoronary nitroglycerin (NTG) administered to five dogs revealed a similar magnitude of vasodilation as USD. CONCLUSIONS Noninvasive, transthoracic low-frequency USD energy results in coronary artery vasodilation within seconds of exposure. The vasodilation is reversible and is similar in magnitude to that induced by NTG. Further evaluation is needed to assess its potential applications in humans.
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- Takashi Miyamoto
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA
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De Franco AC, Nissen SE. Coronary intravascular ultrasound: implications for understanding the development and potential regression of atherosclerosis. Am J Cardiol 2001; 88:7M-20M. [PMID: 11705417 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)02109-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The incremental value of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), compared with angiographic analysis of coronary atherosclerosis, originates principally from 2 key features-its tomographic perspective and the ability to image coronary atheroma directly. Whereas angiography depicts the cross-sectional coronary anatomy as a planar silhouette of the lumen, ultrasound directly images the atheroma within the vessel wall, allowing measurement of atheroma size, distribution, and to some extent, composition. Although angiography remains the principal method to assess the extent of coronary atherosclerosis and to guide percutaneous coronary interventions, IVUS is rapidly altering conventional paradigms in the diagnosis and therapy of coronary artery disease. Thus, IVUS has become a vital adjunctive imaging modality for the aggressive coronary interventional cardiologist. As such, ultrasound has earned a role as a viable complementary technique relative to angiography, rather than an alternative to conventional angiographic methods. This article reviews the rationale, technical advantages and limitations, and interpretation of intravascular ultrasonography from the perspective of the general and invasive cardiologist. We emphasize the impact that IVUS studies have had on our understanding of the atherosclerotic coronary artery disease process, because these findings have important implications for all cardiologists. We then review several trials that are currently using intravascular ultrasonography for the study of coronary artery disease regression.
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- A C De Franco
- McLaren Heart and Vascular Center and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, McLaren Regional Medical Center, Michigan State University, Flint, Michigan, USA
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Cooper BZ, Kirwin JD, Panetta TF, Weinreb FM, Ramirez JA, Najjar JG, Blattman SB, Rodino W, Song M. Accuracy of intravascular ultrasound for diameter measurement of phantom arteries. J Surg Res 2001; 100:99-105. [PMID: 11516211 DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2001.6214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Uniplanar quantitative angiography (QA) is the standard method for measuring vessel diameter during surgical and endovascular procedures. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), a relatively new technology, is another means of obtaining this measurement. This study was designed to validate the accuracy of these two modalities by comparing each to direct caliper measurement, the gold standard, using phantom femoral artery segments (PAS). MATERIALS AND METHODS PAS diameter was measured with a 12.5-MHz mechanically rotating IVUS catheter (Boston Scientific Corp.) and QA (OEC Corp.) was compared to the direct caliper measurement (Mitutoyo Corp.) at 60 different locations within PAS. At each location minimal lumen diameter and perpendicular lumen diameter were measured and their mean was calculated. The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCC) between direct caliper measurement and IVUS and uniplanar and biplanar angiography were calculated. Fisher's Z transformation was used to compare the correlation coefficients. RESULTS The ICCC for IVUS was 0.89. The ICCCs for uniplanar and biplanar angiography were 0.73 and 0.82, respectively. IVUS correlated more closely with direct caliper measurement than uniplanar and biplanar angiography (P = 0.00008, 0.02) Biplanar angiography correlated more closely with direct caliper measurement than uniplanar angiography (P = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS IVUS more accurately measures lumen diameter than uniplanar or biplanar angiography. Diameter measurement with biplanar angiography is more accurate than uniplanar angiography.
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- B Z Cooper
- Department of Surgery, SUNY-Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11203, USA
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Prati F, Arbustini E, Labellarte A, Dal Bello B, Sommariva L, Mallus MT, Pagano A, Boccanelli A. Correlation between high frequency intravascular ultrasound and histomorphology in human coronary arteries. Heart 2001. [DOI: 10.1136/hrt.85.5.567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVETo test the efficacy of high frequency intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) transducers in identifying lipid/necrotic pools in atherosclerotic plaques.METHODS40 MHz transducers were used for in vitro IVUS assessment of 12 arterial segments (10 coronary and two carotid arteries, dissected from five different necropsy cases). IVUS acquisition was performed at 0.5 mm/s after ligature of the branching points to generate a closed system. Lipid/necrotic areas were defined by IVUS as large echolucent intraplaque areas surrounded by tissue with higher echodensity. To obtain histopathological sections corresponding to IVUS cross sections, vessels were divided into consecutive 3 mm long segments using the most distal recorded IVUS image as the starting reference. Samples were then fixed with 10% buffered formalin, processed for histopathological study, serially cut, and stained using the Movat pentacrome method.RESULTS122 sections were analysed. Lipid pools were observed by histology in 30 sections (25%). IVUS revealed the presence of lipid pools in 19 of these sections (16%; sensitivity 65%, specificity 95%).CONCLUSIONSIn vitro assessment of lipid/necrotic pools with high frequency transducers was achieved with good accuracy. This opens new perspectives for future IVUS characterisation of atherosclerotic plaques.
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Prati F, Arbustini E, Labellarte A, Dal Bello B, Sommariva L, Mallus MT, Pagano A, Boccanelli A. Correlation between high frequency intravascular ultrasound and histomorphology in human coronary arteries. Heart 2001; 85:567-70. [PMID: 11303012 PMCID: PMC1729712 DOI: 10.1136/heart.85.5.567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To test the efficacy of high frequency intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) transducers in identifying lipid/necrotic pools in atherosclerotic plaques. METHODS 40 MHz transducers were used for in vitro IVUS assessment of 12 arterial segments (10 coronary and two carotid arteries, dissected from five different necropsy cases). IVUS acquisition was performed at 0.5 mm/s after ligature of the branching points to generate a closed system. Lipid/necrotic areas were defined by IVUS as large echolucent intraplaque areas surrounded by tissue with higher echodensity. To obtain histopathological sections corresponding to IVUS cross sections, vessels were divided into consecutive 3 mm long segments using the most distal recorded IVUS image as the starting reference. Samples were then fixed with 10% buffered formalin, processed for histopathological study, serially cut, and stained using the Movat pentacrome method. RESULTS 122 sections were analysed. Lipid pools were observed by histology in 30 sections (25%). IVUS revealed the presence of lipid pools in 19 of these sections (16%; sensitivity 65%, specificity 95%). CONCLUSIONS In vitro assessment of lipid/necrotic pools with high frequency transducers was achieved with good accuracy. This opens new perspectives for future IVUS characterisation of atherosclerotic plaques.
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- F Prati
- Catheterisation Laboratory S Giovanni Hospital, Via N Piccolomini 34, 00165 Rome, Italy.
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Fukuda D, Kawarabayashi T, Tanaka A, Nishibori Y, Taguchi H, Nishida Y, Shimada K, Yoshikawa J. Lesion characteristics of acute myocardial infarction: an investigation with intravascular ultrasound. Heart 2001; 85:402-6. [PMID: 11250964 PMCID: PMC1729694 DOI: 10.1136/heart.85.4.402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To use intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to compare plaque morphology in acute myocardial infarction and stable angina pectoris. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Primary care hospital. PATIENTS 59 consecutive cases of acute myocardial infarction and 50 consecutive cases of stable angina pectoris. METHODS IVUS was used before coronary intervention. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Plaque morphology (incidence of eccentric plaque, subtle dissections, low echoic thrombus, calcification, echolucent areas, and bright speckled echo material), assessed visually using IVUS. RESULTS There were no significant differences in plaque eccentricity or calcification between the two groups, but low echoic thrombus (acute myocardial infarction 15% v stable angina pectoris 0%), subtle dissections (37% v 4%), echolucent areas (31% v 0%), and bright speckled echo material (90% v 0%) were more common in the infarction group than in the stable angina group (p < 0.001 for all). There was a longer time between the onset of symptoms and the IVUS examination in patients with low echoic thrombus than in those without (p < 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Low echoic thrombus, subtle dissections, echolucent areas, and bright speckled echo material are morphological characteristics associated with plaque at the time of acute myocardial infarction. These findings correspond pathologically to ruptured plaque.
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- D Fukuda
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
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Mintz GS, Nissen SE, Anderson WD, Bailey SR, Erbel R, Fitzgerald PJ, Pinto FJ, Rosenfield K, Siegel RJ, Tuzcu EM, Yock PG. American College of Cardiology Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Standards for Acquisition, Measurement and Reporting of Intravascular Ultrasound Studies (IVUS). A report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents. J Am Coll Cardiol 2001; 37:1478-92. [PMID: 11300468 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01175-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1585] [Impact Index Per Article: 68.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Ziada KM, Kapadia SR, Tuzcu EM, Nissen SE. The current status of intravascular ultrasound imaging. Curr Probl Cardiol 1999; 24:541-66. [PMID: 10480047 DOI: 10.1016/s0146-2806(99)90016-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- K M Ziada
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Intravascular Ultrasound Laboratory, Ohio, USA
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Kapadia SR, Nissen SE, Tuzcu EM. Impact of intravascular ultrasound in understanding transplant coronary artery disease. Curr Opin Cardiol 1999; 14:140-50. [PMID: 10191973 DOI: 10.1097/00001573-199903000-00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Intravascular ultrasound imaging has been recognized as a sensitive tool to study early transplant vasculopathy lesions. An early examination performed soon after transplantation allows one to study donor atherosclerosis. Further, serial follow-up imaging with meticulous site matching provides important information regarding the progression of donor atherosclerosis and the development of transplant vasculopathy lesions. This review highlights the contribution of intravascular imaging in understanding the transplant coronary artery disease. This review also outlines various methodologies employed by different investigators, and stresses the strengths and weaknesses of these methodologies for correct interpretation as well as comparison of data from different studies.
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Kapadia SR, Nissen SE, Ziada KM, Guetta V, Crowe TD, Hobbs RE, Starling RC, Young JB, Tuzcu EM. Development of transplantation vasculopathy and progression of donor-transmitted atherosclerosis: comparison by serial intravascular ultrasound imaging. Circulation 1998; 98:2672-8. [PMID: 9851952 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.98.24.2672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transplant coronary artery disease is a combination of atherosclerosis transmitted from the donor and new lesions of allograft vasculopathy. We sought to determine the morphological characteristics of allograft vasculopathy and differentiate it from donor-transmitted atherosclerosis with serial intravascular ultrasound. METHODS AND RESULTS Intravascular ultrasound examination was performed in 93 patients at 27.2+/-15.0 and 369. 7+/-23.9 days after transplantation. The maximally and minimally diseased sites were selected in each segment as defined by Coronary Artery Surgery Study classification. For each matched site, maximal plaque thickness was measured. Lesions (maximum plaque thickness >/=0.5 mm) present at baseline examination were defined as donor lesions. On follow-up, lesions that developed at previously normal sites were defined as de novo lesions. The distribution and severity of donor and de novo lesions were similar in proximal, mid, and distal segments. The de novo lesions were less focal (43% vs 74%) and more circumferential (69% vs 45%) compared with the donor lesions, but there was significant morphological heterogeneity. Similar numbers of patients with and those without donor lesions developed de novo lesions. Moreover, progression of donor lesions was not associated with the presence or absence of de novo lesions. CONCLUSIONS Differentiation between early allograft vasculopathy from conventional atherosclerosis by distribution and morphology of lesions alone is difficult. Serial intravascular ultrasound imaging with early baseline examination is necessary to make this distinction. This distinction is important because the progression of donor lesions and the development of de novo lesions are independent of each other.
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- S R Kapadia
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Lee SD, Arko FR, Buckley CJ. Impact of intravascular ultrasonography in the endovascular management of aortoiliac occlusive disease. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR NURSING 1998; 16:57-61. [PMID: 9883148 DOI: 10.1016/s1062-0303(98)90002-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) is one of several new imaging technologies that have been applied in the treatment of arterial occlusive disease. Endovascular procedures are increasing annually, and arteriography, which is thought to be the "gold standard" for assessing adequacy of endovascular therapy, appears to have flaws. IVUS, a new imaging technique that expands the understanding of atherosclerotic lesions, images a vessel in a cross-sectional plane and provides information about the morphology of the lesion and the vessel wall. IVUS clearly visualizes the spatial relationship between a deployed stent and the vessel wall; this information is not usually obtainable with arteriography. We conducted 2 studies at our institution to evaluate the use of IVUS in the endovascular treatment of atherosclerotic aortoiliac occlusive disease. The first study showed that actual vessel size and lumen diameter were underestimated 62% of the time by arteriography and that 40% of stents (P < .01) placed in the iliac arterial system were underdeployed, which might be related to treatment failure. The second study showed that the use of IVUS had a positive effect on the long-term patency of angioplastied and stented iliac lesions--all of these reconstructions have remained patent to date. IVUS appears to be the best means of assessing morphology of the arterial occlusive lesions and the results of endovascular intervention. IVUS provides valuable information related to diagnosis and treatment that can alter the conduct of endovascular procedures.
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- S D Lee
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Scott & White Hospital & Clinic, Temple, Texas 76508, USA
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Bertrand OF, Mongrain R, Soualmi L, Rodés J, Tardif JC, Crépeau J, Bonan R. Development of coronary aneurysm after cutting balloon angioplasty: assessment by intracoronary ultrasound. CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DIAGNOSIS 1998; 44:449-52. [PMID: 9716216 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199808)44:4<449::aid-ccd20>3.0.co;2-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We report the case of a coronary aneurysm observed 6 mo after cutting balloon angioplasty complicated by a mild perforation. Intravascular ultrasound allowed characterization of the malformation as a true aneurysm. The clinical course was uneventful.
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Tsutsui H, Yamagishi M, Uematsu M, Suyama K, Nakatani S, Yasumura Y, Asanuma T, Miyatake K. Intravascular ultrasound evaluation of plaque distribution at curved coronary segments. Am J Cardiol 1998; 81:977-81. [PMID: 9576156 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00075-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Although the distribution of atherosclerosis at the curved coronary segments has implications for atherogenesis and interventional procedures, few data exist regarding the plaque distribution in these sites. Therefore, we prospectively analyzed the intravascular ultrasound images of 55 coronary sites from 37 patients where the atherosclerotic plaque and pericardium were simultaneously demonstrated by intravascular ultrasound. The pericardial images were defined as a high-intensity linear echo image moving during cardiac cycles outside the vessel wall. By the line that was parallel to the pericardial image, the vessel area was divided into 2 semicircles with the same area, namely myocardial and pericardial sides. In each side, the maximal thickness, area, and percent area of plaque were measured. The plaque thickness and area of the myocardial side were significantly greater (1.5 +/- 0.5 mm, 4.9 +/- 2.1 mm or 66%, mean +/- SD) than those of the pericardial side (1.1 +/- 0.4 mm, 3.5 +/- 2.1 mm2 or 45%, p < 0.01). The maximal plaque thickness was positioned at the point with a mean angle of 139 +/- 37 degrees from the point just facing the pericardial image, indicating that atherosclerosis was eccentrically located on the opposite side of the pericardium in these coronary segments, and suggesting that the side of the pericardial image represents the outer curvature of the coronary artery. These results indicate that the pericardial images can be seen by intravascular ultrasound, facilitating the recognition of the disease distribution in situ. The eccentric plaque located on the inner wall at the curved coronary segments, probably due to uneven local shear stress, may have implications for the interventional procedures for these segments.
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- H Tsutsui
- Cardiology Division of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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