Coexistent Coronary Artery Disease and Kawasaki’s Disease of the Coronary Vessels: Demonstration by Intravascular Ultrasound

Cardiology ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-114
Author(s):  
David S. Bromet ◽  
Sandeep Nathan ◽  
Dee Ann Rivera ◽  
Nimit Aggarwal ◽  
James E. Calvin ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (17) ◽  
pp. 2003-2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Sophie Schuurman ◽  
Maxime M. Vroegindewey ◽  
Isabella Kardys ◽  
Rohit M. Oemrawsingh ◽  
Hector M. Garcia-Garcia ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4S) ◽  
pp. 104-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A. Kochergin ◽  
V. I. Ganyukov

Background. Today, a number of unresolved issues remain regarding vulnerable coronary plaques, one of which is the need for preventive revascularization.Aim. Evaluation of the appropriateness of preventive revascularization of functionally insignificant lesions of the coronary arteries with signs of vulnerability according to the virtual histology of intravascular ultrasound in patients with stable coronary artery disease.Methods. The prospective randomized study includes patients with stable coronary artery disease and isolated intermediate-grade coronary stenosis. The first step in patients is measured fractional flow reserve to confirm the hemodynamic insignificance of stenosis. Then an intravascular ultrasound is performed to verify signs of plaque vulnerability: a thin-cap fibroatheroma and / or minimum lumen area <4 mm2 and/or plaque burden >70%. After that, patients are randomized into two groups: preventive revascularization or optimal medical therapy. After 12 months, patients undergo repeated intravascular ultrasound and end-point analysis.Results. So far, 10 patients have been included in the study (6 in the preventive revascularization group and 4 in the optimal medical therapy group). No endpoints and complications were recorded in both groups in 30-days follow-up.Conclusion. Intravascular imaging methods can identify vulnerable coronary plaques, which allows you to use a personalized approach in determining treatment tactics, one of which can be preventive revascularization.


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