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Ischemia-guided vs routine non-culprit vessel angioplasty for patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction and multi-vessel disease: the IAEA SPECT STEMI trial
BackgroundIn patients with multi-vessel disease presenting with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the efficacy and safety of...
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Higher triglyceride levels are associated with the higher prevalence of layered plaques in non-culprit coronary plaques
High triglyceride (TG) levels have been recognized as a risk factor for cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). This...
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Quantitative flow ratio or angiography for the assessment of non-culprit lesions in acute coronary syndromes, a randomized trial
BackgroundPatients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndromes often have multivessel disease (MVD). Quantitative flow...
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Organized thrombus is a frequent underlying feature in culprit lesion morphology in non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. A study using optical coherence tomography and magnetic resonance imaging
The concept that the culprit lesion in non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is caused by sudden plaque rupture with acute thrombus...
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Predictive value of the serum uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio for culprit plaques in patients with acute coronary syndrome
BackgroundHyperuricemia and low level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are both risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). The...
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Incremental value of enhanced plaque length for identifying intracranial atherosclerotic culprit plaques: a high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging study
ObjectivesBesides plaque enhancement grade, the incremental value of enhancement-related high-resolution MRI features in defining culprit plaques...
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STEMI: Considerations for Left Main Culprit Lesions
Purpose of ReviewThere is a paucity of data regarding the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of patients presenting with ST elevation...
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Multimodality coronary imaging to predict non-culprit territory unrecognized myocardial infarction in Non-ST-Elevation acute coronary syndrome
Purpose: Unrecognized myocardial infarction (UMI) detected by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is associated with adverse outcomes in...
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Impact of myocardial bridge on non-culprit vessel lumen changes in patients with acute coronary syndrome
This study aims to clarify the impact of myocardial bridge (MB) on the presence and progression of atherosclerosis in left descending coronary artery...
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Long-term outcomes of the modest stent expansion strategy for the culprit lesion of acute myocardial infarction
Slow flow during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a common complication. Our group showed that the stent (or post-balloon)...
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The clinical prediction factors for non-culprit lesion progression in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction after primary percutaneous coronary intervention
BackgroundTo investigate the relationship between the clinical features and progression of non-culprit lesions in patients with ST-elevation...
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Follow-up assessment of atherosclerotic plaques in acute ischemic stroke patients using high-resolution vessel wall MR imaging
PurposeData on evolution of intracranial plaques in acute ischemic stroke patients after receiving medical therapy is still limited. We aimed to...
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Prevalence of non-bronchial systemic culprit arteries in patients with hemoptysis with bronchiectasis and chronic pulmonary infection who underwent de novo bronchial artery embolization
ObjectivesTo identify the prevalence of non-bronchial systemic culprit arteries and their relationship to bleeding lobes in patients with hemoptysis...
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Empirical transarterial embolization in angiographically negative lower gastrointestinal bleeding using vessel tracking and 3D navigation tools: report of 2 patients
BackgroundRecently, an empiric Cone-beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)-guided transarterial embolization (TAE) technique has been investigated for lower...
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Immediate versus staged revascularisation of non-culprit arteries in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Although there is robust evidence that revascularisation of non-culprit vessels should be pursued in patients presenting with an acute coronary...
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High resolution vessel-wall imaging for peripheral aneurysms in adult moyamoya disease: a report of three cases
Peripheral aneurysms in patients with moyamoya disease have been reported to be hazardous owing to their rupture-prone nature. High-resolution vessel...
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Co-existing intracranial and extracranial carotid atherosclerosis predicts large-artery atherosclerosis stroke recurrence: a single-center prospective study utilizing combined head-and-neck vessel wall imaging
ObjectivesIntracranial and extracranial plaque features on high-resolution vessel wall imaging (HR-VWI) are associated with large-artery...
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Dual-energy CT plaque characteristics of post mortem thin-cap fibroatheroma in comparison to infarct-related culprit lesions
Improvement of non-invasive identification of high-risk plaque may increase the preventive options of acute coronary syndrome. To describe the...
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Update on Cutaneous Small Vessel Vasculitis: Terminology, Morphology, Diagnostic Evaluation, and Management
Purpose of the ReviewCutaneous small vessel vasculitis (CSVV) is the clinical presentation of the histologic entity of leukocytoclastic vasculitis...
