Background Intravascular ultrasound(IVUS) is increasingly used as an end poin t in studies aimed at reducing progression or inducing regression of coronary ar tery disease. However, data linking serial changes by IVUS...Background Intravascular ultrasound(IVUS) is increasingly used as an end poin t in studies aimed at reducing progression or inducing regression of coronary ar tery disease. However, data linking serial changes by IVUS with clinical outcome s are scarce. Methods and Results In the absence of a validated risk score for secondary prevention, we compared 3 established risk scores for primary preventi on PROCAM, SCORE, and Framingham with plaque progression and lumen reduction a s assessed with serial IVUS(follow up, 18±9 months) in atherosclerotic left ma in coronary arteries of 56 patients with established atherosclerosis. For all 3 algorithms, patients at highest estimated risk of events showed greater plaque p rogression than patients at lowest risk (P< 0.05 to< 0.01). There were positive linear relationships between the risk of clinical events and plaque progression (r=0.41 to 0.60; P< 0.002 to< 0.0001). This translated into a greater decrease i n lumen dimensions with increasing risk(P< 0.05, PROCAM and SCORE). Risk predict ion using the PROCAM algorithm showed the strongest relation with serial IVUS. D uring follow up, 18 patients suffered from adverse cardiovascular events; these patients had an annual plaque progression that was significantly greater than o ther patients (25.2±19.4%versus 5.9±15.6%,P<0.001). Conclusions There was a positive linear relationship between the estimated risk of clinical events deri ved from all 3 established risk score algorithms and the extent of plaque progr ession measured by serial IVUS. This translated into stenosis progression (reduc tion in lumen dimensions) with increasing clinical risk.展开更多
OBJECTIVES: We present the remodeling index(RI) versus serial intravascular ul trasound(IVUS) data. BACKGROUND: The RI, derived by comparing lesion external el astic membrane(EEM) cross-sectional area versus the refer...OBJECTIVES: We present the remodeling index(RI) versus serial intravascular ul trasound(IVUS) data. BACKGROUND: The RI, derived by comparing lesion external el astic membrane(EEM) cross-sectional area versus the reference at one time point , is used in various IVUS studies as a substitute of true remodeling(change in E EM over time), assuming that it represents true remodeling. METHODS:We studied 4 6 non-stenotic left main arteries using serial IVUS(follow-up 18±8 months). P laques were divided into subgroups according to the follow-up RI: follow-up RI >1(n=27) versus follow-up RI ≤1(n=19). RESULTS: Lesions with a follow-up RI >1 had an increase in lumen despite an increase in plaque because of an increase in EEM. Conversely, lesions with a follow-up RI ≤1 had a reduction in lumen a s a result of both a plaque increase and EEM decrease. Overall, the follow-up R I correlated directly with changes in lesion site EEM(baseline-to-follow-up). Although there was no correlation between the follow-up RI and changes in refe rence EEM area, changes in reference EEM area did correlate directly with change s in lesion EEM area. In nearly 90%of lesions with a follow-up RI >1, there wa s a previously documented increase in EEM area. Using multivariate linear regres sion analysis, the follow-up RI was dependent on the baseline RI, the increase in lesion EEM area, and the decrease in reference EEM area. The follow-up RI wa s not dependent on changes in lesion plaque area. CONCLUSIONS: The vast majority of left main lesions with a remodeling index >1 had evidence of a previous incr ease in lesion-site EEM area.展开更多
文摘Background Intravascular ultrasound(IVUS) is increasingly used as an end poin t in studies aimed at reducing progression or inducing regression of coronary ar tery disease. However, data linking serial changes by IVUS with clinical outcome s are scarce. Methods and Results In the absence of a validated risk score for secondary prevention, we compared 3 established risk scores for primary preventi on PROCAM, SCORE, and Framingham with plaque progression and lumen reduction a s assessed with serial IVUS(follow up, 18±9 months) in atherosclerotic left ma in coronary arteries of 56 patients with established atherosclerosis. For all 3 algorithms, patients at highest estimated risk of events showed greater plaque p rogression than patients at lowest risk (P< 0.05 to< 0.01). There were positive linear relationships between the risk of clinical events and plaque progression (r=0.41 to 0.60; P< 0.002 to< 0.0001). This translated into a greater decrease i n lumen dimensions with increasing risk(P< 0.05, PROCAM and SCORE). Risk predict ion using the PROCAM algorithm showed the strongest relation with serial IVUS. D uring follow up, 18 patients suffered from adverse cardiovascular events; these patients had an annual plaque progression that was significantly greater than o ther patients (25.2±19.4%versus 5.9±15.6%,P<0.001). Conclusions There was a positive linear relationship between the estimated risk of clinical events deri ved from all 3 established risk score algorithms and the extent of plaque progr ession measured by serial IVUS. This translated into stenosis progression (reduc tion in lumen dimensions) with increasing clinical risk.
文摘OBJECTIVES: We present the remodeling index(RI) versus serial intravascular ul trasound(IVUS) data. BACKGROUND: The RI, derived by comparing lesion external el astic membrane(EEM) cross-sectional area versus the reference at one time point , is used in various IVUS studies as a substitute of true remodeling(change in E EM over time), assuming that it represents true remodeling. METHODS:We studied 4 6 non-stenotic left main arteries using serial IVUS(follow-up 18±8 months). P laques were divided into subgroups according to the follow-up RI: follow-up RI >1(n=27) versus follow-up RI ≤1(n=19). RESULTS: Lesions with a follow-up RI >1 had an increase in lumen despite an increase in plaque because of an increase in EEM. Conversely, lesions with a follow-up RI ≤1 had a reduction in lumen a s a result of both a plaque increase and EEM decrease. Overall, the follow-up R I correlated directly with changes in lesion site EEM(baseline-to-follow-up). Although there was no correlation between the follow-up RI and changes in refe rence EEM area, changes in reference EEM area did correlate directly with change s in lesion EEM area. In nearly 90%of lesions with a follow-up RI >1, there wa s a previously documented increase in EEM area. Using multivariate linear regres sion analysis, the follow-up RI was dependent on the baseline RI, the increase in lesion EEM area, and the decrease in reference EEM area. The follow-up RI wa s not dependent on changes in lesion plaque area. CONCLUSIONS: The vast majority of left main lesions with a remodeling index >1 had evidence of a previous incr ease in lesion-site EEM area.
