Three-dimensional morphological response of lipid-rich coronary plaques to statin therapy
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Wang, Zhao
Cho, Young-Seok
Soeda, Tsunenari
Minami, Yoshiyasu
Xing, Lei
Jia, Haibo
Aguirre, Aaron
Vergallo, Rocco
Lee, Hang
Fujimoto, James G.
Date Issued
August 2016
Journal
Coronary Artery Disease
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Wang, Zhao; Cho, Young-Seok; Soeda, Tsunenari et al. “Three-Dimensional Morphological Response of Lipid-Rich Coronary Plaques to Statin Therapy.” Coronary Artery Disease 27, 5 (August 2016): 350–356 © 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc
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Abstract
Objective: Previous studies have suggested that intensive statin therapy, compared with moderate statin therapy, provided greater reduction of LDL and better protection against major cardiovascular events. However, the exact dose-dependent mechanism of plaque stabilization remains unclear. The aim of this study is to investigate the three-dimensional (3D) response of fibrous caps overlying lipid plaques to statin therapy.
Methods: We applied a novel computer algorithm to investigate the fibrous cap 3D morphological change over time in patients with coronary artery disease. Patients were treated with either atorvastatin 20 mg/day (moderate intensity) or atorvastatin 60 mg/day (high intensity). Optical coherence tomography was performed at baseline, 6, and 12 months. A total of 31 lipid plaques from 21 patients were analyzed.
Results: Conventional metrics such as the minimum fibrous cap thickness change between the two treatment groups were not significantly different between the baseline and the 12-month follow-up. In contrast, the 3D metric thin cap (<80 [mu]m) surface area change between the baseline and the 12-month follow-up showed dose-dependent, significant differences between the statin treatment groups (P<0.001). 3D reconstructions of fibrous caps further indicated that fibrous caps showed diverse (scattered vs. confluent) patterns and could evolve in a complex manner.
Conclusion: High-intensity statin therapy more effectively stabilized fibrous caps at follow-up. The new 3D algorithm provided more comprehensive and detailed information on the changes in plaque phenotype in response to statin therapy.
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