Relation of Ruptured Plaque Culprit Lesion Phenotype and Outcomes in Patients With ST Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Author(s)
- Sang Wook Kim; Young Joon Hong; Gary S. Mintz; Sung Yun Lee; Jun Hyung Doh; Seong Hoon Lim; Hyun Jae Kang; Seung Woon Rha; Jung Sun Kim; Wang-Soo Lee; Seong Jin Oh; Sahng Lee; Joo Yong Hahn; Jin Bae Lee; Jang Ho Bae; Seung Ho Hur; Seung Hwan Han; Myung Ho Jeong; Young Jo Kim
- Keimyung Author(s)
- Hur, Seung Ho
- Department
- Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학)
- Journal Title
- American Journal of Cardiology
- Issued Date
- 2012
- Volume
- 109
- Issue
- 6
- Abstract
- We used virtual histology intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS) to assess culprit plaque
rupture in 172 patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. VH-IVUSdefined
thin-capped fibroatheroma (VH-TCFA) had necrotic core (NC) >10% of plaque
area, plaque burden >40%, and NC in contact with the lumen for >3 image slices.
Ruptured plaques were present in 72 patients, 61% of which were located in the proximal
30 mm of a coronary artery. Thirty-five were classified as VH-TCFA and 37 as non-VHTCFA.
Vessel size, lesion length, plaque burden, minimal lumen area, and frequency of
positive remodeling were similar in VH-TCFA and non-VH-TCFA. However, the NC areas
within the rupture sites of VH-TCFAs were larger compared to non-VH-TCFAs (p
0.002), while fibrofatty plaque areas were larger in non-VH-TCFAs (p <0.0001). Ruptured
plaque cavity size was correlated with distal reference lumen area (r 0.521, p 0.00002),
minimum lumen area (r 0.595, p <0.0001), and plaque area (r 0.267, p 0.033).
Sensitivity and specificity curve analysis showed that a minimum lumen area of 3.5 mm2,
a distal reference lumen area of 7.5 mm2, and a maximum NC area of 35% best predicted
plaque rupture. Although VH-TCFA (35 of 72) was the most frequent phenotype of plaque
rupture in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, plaque rupture also occurred in
non-VH-TCFA: pathologic intimal thickening (8 of 72), thick-capped fibroatheroma (1 of
72), and fibrotic (14 of 72) and fibrocalcified (14 of 72) plaque. In conclusion, not all culprit
plaque ruptures in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction occur as a
result of TCFA rupture; a prominent fibrofatty plaque, especially in a proximal vessel, may
be another form of vulnerable plaque. Further study should identify additional factors
causing plaque rupture. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (Am J Cardiol 2012;109:
794–799)
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