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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2005; 46:2038-2042, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2005.07.064 (Published online 8 November 2005).
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In Vivo Intravascular Ultrasound-Derived Thin-Cap Fibroatheroma Detection Using Ultrasound Radiofrequency Data Analysis

Gastón A. Rodriguez-Granillo, MD, Héctor M. García-García, MD, Eugène P. Mc Fadden, MD, FRCPI, Marco Valgimigli, MD, Jiro Aoki, MD, Pim de Feyter, MD, PhD and Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD*

Erasmus Medical Center, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Manuscript received May 25, 2005; revised manuscript received June 24, 2005, accepted July 25, 2005.

* Reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Patrick W. Serruys, Thoraxcenter, Bd406, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015-GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Email: p.w.j.c.serruys{at}erasmusmc.nl).

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-derived thin-cap fibroatheroma (IDTCFA) and its relationship with the clinical presentation using spectral analysis of IVUS radiofrequency data (IVUS-Virtual Histology [IVUS-VH]).

BACKGROUND: Thin-cap fibroatheroma lesions are the most prevalent substrate of plaque rupture.

METHODS: In 55 patients, a non-culprit, non-obstructive (<50%) lesion was investigated with IVUS-VH. We classified IDTCFA lesions as focal, necrotic core-rich (≥10% of the cross-sectional area) plaques being in contact with the lumen; IDTCFA definition required a percent atheroma volume (PAV) ≥40%.

RESULTS: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) (n = 23) patients presented a significantly higher prevalence of IDTCFA than stable (n = 32) patients (3.0 [interquartile range (IQR) 0.0 to 5.0] vs. 1.0 [IQR 0.0 to 2.8], p = 0.018). No relation was found between patient's characteristics such as gender (p = 0.917), diabetes (p = 0.217), smoking (p = 0.904), hypercholesterolemia (p = 0.663), hypertension (p = 0.251), or family history of coronary heart disease (p = 0.136) and the presence of IDTCFA. A clear clustering pattern was seen along the coronaries, with 35 (35.4%), 31 (31.3%), 19 (19.2%), and 14 (14.1%) IDTCFAs in the first 10 mm, 11 to 20 mm, 21 to 30 mm, and ≥31 mm segments, respectively, p = 0.008. Finally, we compared the severity (mean PAV 56.9 ± 7.4 vs. 54.8 ± 6.0, p = 0.343) and the composition (mean percent necrotic core 19.7 ± 4.1 vs. 18.1 ± 3.0, p = 0.205) of IDTCFAs between stable and ACS patients, and no significant differences were found.

CONCLUSIONS: In this in vivo study, IVUS-VH identified IDTCFA as a more prevalent finding in ACS than in stable angina patients.

Abbreviations and Acronyms
  ACS = acute coronary syndrome
  IDTCFA = intravascular ultrasound-derived thin-cap fibroatheroma
  IQR = interquartile range
  IVUS = intravascular ultrasound
  IVUS-VH = Intravascular Ultrasound-Virtual Histology
  LAD = left anterior descending coronary artery
  LCX = left circumflex artery
  PAV = percent atheroma
  RCA = right coronary artery
  ROI = region of interest
  TCFA = thin-cap fibroatheroma




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