Remodeling Index Compared to Actual Vascular Remodeling in Atherosclerotic Left Main Coronary Arteries as Assessed With Long-Term (
12 Months) Serial Intravascular Ultrasound
Clemens von Birgelen, MD, PhD*,*,
Marc Hartmann, MD*,
Gary S. Mintz, MD, FACC
,
Dirk Böse, MD
,
Holger Eggebrecht, MD
,
Till Neumann, MD
,
Mario Gössl, MD
,
Heinrich Wieneke, MD
,
Axel Schmermund, MD
,
Martin G. Stoel, MD*,
Patrick M.J. Verhorst, MD, PhD* and
Raimund Erbel, MD, FACC
* Medisch Spectrum Twente, Department of Cardiology, Enschede, the Netherlands
Essen University, Department of Cardiology, Essen, Germany
Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York.

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Figure 1 Relation between annual changes in vessel dimensions at lesion site versus the remodeling index at follow-up. Serial (baseline-to-follow-up) changes in external elastic membrane (EEM) cross-sectional area (CSA) correlated with the remodeling index at follow-up.
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Figure 2 Linear relation between the remodeling index at follow-up versus the remodeling index at baseline.
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