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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 45, Issue 12, Pages 1946-1953Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.09.081
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of the present study was twofold: 1) to evaluate the usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) integrated backscatter (IB) intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) for quantitative tissue characterization of coronary plaques; and 2) to use this imaging technique to determine if six months of statin therapy alters the tissue characteristics of coronary plaques. BACKGROUND Three-dimensional IVUS techniques for quantitative tissue characterization of plaque composition have not been developed. METHODS Radiofrequency (RF) signals were obtained using an IVUS system with a 40-MHz catheter. The IB values of the RF signal were calculated and color-coded. The 3D reconstruction of the color-coded map was performed by computer software. A total of 18 IB IVUS images were captured at an interval of 1 mm in each plaque. A total of 52 patients with hyperlipidemia were randomized to treatment with pravastatin (20 mg/day, n = 17), atorvastatin (20 mg/day, n = 18), or diet (n = 17) for six months. The tissue characteristics of arterial plaque in each patient (one arterial segment per patient) were analyzed with 3D IB IVUS before and after treatment. RESULTS Significant increases of fibrous volume (pravastatin: 25.4 +/- 6.5 % to 28.1 +/- 6.1 %; atorvastatin: 26.2 +/- 5.7 % to 30.1 +/- 5.5 %) and mixed lesion volume (atorvastatin: 25.5 +/- 6.6 % to 28.7 +/- 5.1 %) and a reduction of lipid volume (pravastatin: 25.5 +/- 5.7 % to 21.9 +/- 5.3 %; atorvastatin: 26.5 +/- 5.2 % to 19.9 +/- 5.5 %) were observed after statin therapy. CONCLUSIONS Statin therapy reduced the lipid component in patients with stable angina without reducing the degree of stenosis. Three-dimensional IB IVUS offers the potential for quantitative volumetric tissue characterization of coronary atherosclerosis. (c) 2005 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.
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