Impact of Plaque Composition on Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Coronary Artery Occlusive Disease
Korean Circulation Journal
; : 377-383, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
It is unclear which plaque component is related with long-term clinical outcomes in patients with coronary artery occlusive disease (CAOD). We assessed the relationship between plaque compositions and long-term clinical outcomes in those patients. SUBJECTS ANDMETHODS:
The study subjects consisted of 339 consecutive patients (mean 61.7+/-12.2 years old, 239 males) who underwent coronary angiogram and a virtual histology-intravascular ultrasound examination. Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE), including all-cause death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular events, and target vessel revascularization were evaluated during a mean 28-month follow-up period.RESULTS:
Patients with high fibrofatty volume (FFV, >8.90 mm3, n=169) had a higher incidence of MACCE (25.4% vs. 14.7%, p=0.015), male sex (75.7% vs. 65.3%, p=0.043), acute coronary syndrome (53.3% vs. 35.9%, p=0.002), multivessel disease (62.7% vs. 41.8%, p<0.001) and post-stent slow flow (10.7% vs. 2.4%, p=0.002) than those with low FFV (FFV< or =8.90 mm3, n=170). Other plaque composition factors such as fibrous area/volume, dense calcified area/volume, and necrotic core area/volume did not show any impact on MACCE. Cardiogenic shock {hazard ratio (HR)=8.44; 95% confidence interval (CI)=3.00-23.79; p<0.001} and FFV (HR=1.85; 95% CI=1.12-3.07; p=0.016) were the independent predictors of MACCE by Cox regression analysis. Thin-cap fibroatheroma, necrotic core area, and necrotic core volume were not associated with MACCE.CONCLUSION:
FFV of a culprit lesion was associated with unfavorable long-term clinical outcomes in patients with CAOD.Key words
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Main subject:
Shock, Cardiogenic
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Coronary Artery Disease
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Incidence
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Follow-Up Studies
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Ultrasonography, Interventional
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Coronary Vessels
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Acute Coronary Syndrome
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Plaque, Atherosclerotic
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Glycosaminoglycans
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Myocardial Infarction
Type of study:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
2013
Type:
Article