| Distribution of circumferential stress in ruptured and stable atherosclerotic lesions. A structural analysis with histopathological correlation. | |
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PMID: 8462145 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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BACKGROUND: Although rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque is considered to be the cause of most acute coronary syndromes, the mechanism of plaque rupture is controversial. METHODS AND RESULTS: To test the hypothesis that plaque rupture occurs at sites of high circumferential stress in the diseased vessel, the distribution of stress was analyzed in 24 coronary artery lesions. Histological specimens from 12 coronary artery lesions that caused lethal myocardial infarction were compared with those from 12 stable control lesions. A finite element model was used to calculate the stress distributions at a mean intraluminal pressure of 110 mm Hg. The maximum circumferential stress in plaques that ruptured was significantly higher than maximum stress in stable specimens (4,091 +/- 1,199 versus 1,444 +/- 485 mm Hg, p < 0.0001). Twelve of 12 ruptured lesions had a total of 31 regions of stress concentration of more than 2,250 mm Hg (mean, 2.6 +/- 1.4 high stress regions per lesion); only one of 12 control lesions had a single stress concentration region of more than 2,250 mm Hg. In seven of 12 lethal lesions (58%), rupture occurred in the region of maximum circumferential stress; in 10 of the 12 lethal lesions (83%), rupture occurred in a region where computed stress was more than 2,250 mm Hg. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that concentrations of circumferential tensile stress in the atherosclerotic plaque may play an important role in plaque rupture and myocardial infarction. However, plaque rupture may not always occur at the region of highest stress, suggesting that local variations in plaque material properties contribute to plaque rupture. |
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Authors:
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G C Cheng; H M Loree; R D Kamm; M C Fishbein; R T Lee |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Circulation Volume: 87 ISSN: 0009-7322 ISO Abbreviation: Circulation Publication Date: 1993 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-04-30 Completed Date: 1993-04-30 Revised Date: 2010-03-24 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0147763 Medline TA: Circulation Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1179-87 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. |
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Aged Computer Simulation* Coronary Artery Disease / pathology* Coronary Vessels / pathology* Humans Models, Cardiovascular Myocardial Infarction / etiology, pathology Rupture, Spontaneous Stress, Mechanical Tensile Strength |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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2-T32-GM07753-12/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS |
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