| Quantitative assessment of coronary microvascular function in patients with and without epicardial atherosclerosis. | |
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PMID: 20542779 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIMS: The influence of atherosclerosis and its risk factors on coronary microvascular function remain unclear as current methods of assessing microvascular function do not specifically test the microcirculation in isolation. We examined the influence of epicardial vessel atherosclerosis on coronary microvascular function using the index of myocardial resistance (IMR). METHODS AND RESULTS: IMR (a measure of microvascular function) and fractional flow reserve (FFR, a measure of the epicardial compartment) were measured in 143 coronary arteries (116 patients). Fifteen patients (22 arteries, mean age 48+/-16 years) had no clinical evidence of atherosclerosis (control group). One hundred and one patients (121 arteries, mean age 63+/-11 years) had established atherosclerosis and multiple cardiovascular risk factors (atheroma group). Mean IMR in the control group (19+/-5, range 8-28) was significantly lower than in the atheroma group (25+/-13, range 6-75) (P<0.01). However, there was large overlap between IMR in both groups, with 69% of IMR values in patients with atheroma being within the control range. Mean FFR was also higher in the control group (0.96+/-0.02, range 0.93-1.00) than in the atheroma group (0.85+/-0.14, range 0.19-1.00) (P<0.01). There was no correlation between IMR and FFR (r=0.09; P=0.24), even when results in the control (r=0.02; P=0.92) and atheroma (r=0.15; P=0.10) groups were analysed in isolation. Using stepwise multiple regression analysis presence/absence of atheroma (ss=0.42; P=0.02) was the only independent determinant of IMR. CONCLUSIONS: Mean IMR is higher in patients with epicardial atherosclerosis. However, there is a large overlap between IMR in patients with and without epicardial atherosclerosis. |
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Authors:
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Narbeh Melikian; Stephen Vercauteren; William F Fearon; Thomas Cuisset; Philip A MacCarthy; Giedrius Davidavicius; Wilbert Aarnoudse; Jozef Bartunek; Marc Vanderheyden; Eric Wyffels; William Wijns; Guy R Heyndrickx; Nico H J Pijls; Bernard de Bruyne |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology Volume: 5 ISSN: 1969-6213 ISO Abbreviation: EuroIntervention Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
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Created Date: 2010-06-14 Completed Date: 2010-09-27 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101251040 Medline TA: EuroIntervention Country: France |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 939-45 Citation Subset: IM |
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Cardiovascular Center, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium. |
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Adult Aged Case-Control Studies Chi-Square Distribution Coronary Angiography Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis, physiopathology* Coronary Circulation* Coronary Vessels / physiopathology* Female Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial Heart Catheterization Humans Hyperemia / physiopathology Male Microcirculation* Middle Aged Pericardium Regression Analysis Risk Assessment Risk Factors Vascular Resistance Vasodilator Agents / diagnostic use |
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0/Vasodilator Agents |
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