Aggregate Plaque Volume by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Is Superior and Incremental to Luminal Narrowing for Diagnosis of Ischemic Lesions of Intermediate Stenosis Severity

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

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Nakazato, Ryo^1,2  Shalev, Aryeh^1,2  Doh, Joon-Hyung³  Koo, Bon-Kwon⁴  Gransar, Heidi^1,2  Gomez, Millie J.^5,6  Leipsic, Jonathon⁷  Park, Hyung-Bok^1,2  Berman, Daniel S.^1,2  Min, James K.^5,6 

[1] Cedars Sinai Med Ctr, Div Nucl Med, Dept Imaging, Cedars Sinai Heart Inst, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA

[2] Cedars Sinai Med Ctr, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Cedars Sinai Heart Inst, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA

[3] Inje Univ, Dept Med, Ilsan Paik Hosp, Goyang, South Korea

[4] Seoul Natl Univ Hosp, Dept Med, Seoul 110744, South Korea

[5] Presbyterian Hosp, Dept Radiol, Weill Cornell Med Coll, New York, NY USA

[6] Presbyterian Hosp, Dept Med, Weill Cornell Med Coll, New York, NY USA

[7] Univ British Columbia, Dept Med & Radiol, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada

关键词: coronary artery disease;    coronary computed tomography angiography;    coronary plaque;    fractional flow reserve;    myocardial ischemia;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jacc.2013.04.062

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Objectives This study examined the performance of percent aggregate plaque volume (%APV), which represents cumulative plaque volume as a function of total vessel volume, by coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) for identification of ischemic lesions of intermediate stenosis severity. Background Coronary lesions of intermediate stenosis demonstrate significant rates of ischemia. Coronary CTA enables quantification of luminal narrowing and %APV. Methods We identified 58 patients with intermediate lesions (30% to 69% diameter stenosis) who underwent invasive angiography and fractional flow reserve. Coronary CTA measures included diameter stenosis, area stenosis, minimal lumen diameter (MLD), minimal lumen area (MLA) and %APV. %APV was defined as the sum of plaque volume divided by the sum of vessel volume from the ostium to the distal portion of the lesion. Fractional flow reserve <= 0.80 was considered diagnostic of lesion-specific ischemia. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve and net reclassification improvement (NRI) were also evaluated. Results Twenty-two of 58 lesions (38%) caused ischemia. Compared with nonischemic lesions, ischemic lesions had smaller MLD (1.3 vs. 1.7 mm, p = 0.01), smaller MLA (2.5 vs. 3.8 mm(2), p = 0.01), and greater %APV (48.9% vs. 39.3%, p < 0.0001). Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was highest for %APV (0.85) compared with diameter stenosis (0.68), area stenosis (0.66), MLD (0.75), or MLA (0.78). Addition of % APV to other measures showed significant reclassification over diameter stenosis (NRI 0.77, p < 0.001), area stenosis (NRI 0.63, p = 0.002), MLD (NRI 0.62, p = 0.001), and MLA (NRI 0.43, p = 0.01). Conclusions Compared with diameter stenosis, area stenosis, MLD, and MLA, % APV by coronary CTA improves identification, discrimination, and reclassification of ischemic lesions of intermediate stenosis severity. (C) 2013 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation

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