Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Structural Thickening of Medial Layer in Coronary Artery With Spasm in Patients With Myocardial Infarction |
| Authors: |
Takamitsu Nakamura, Takeo Horikoshi, Kiyotaka Kugiyama |
| Source: |
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley, 2021. |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system |
| Subject Terms: |
coronary atherosclerosis, coronary spasm, coronary vasomotion, optical coherence tomography, smooth muscle, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701 |
| More Details: |
Background The underlying pathophysiology of coronary artery spasm (CAS) remains unclear. We aim to determine whether coronary artery medial layer thickness is associated with CAS using optical coherence tomography. Methods and Results A total of 50 patients with previous myocardial infarction underwent optical coherence tomography of the left anterior descending artery: 20 with CAS and 30 without CAS. Intimal and medial layer areas were measured by planimetric analysis of optical coherence tomography images. The medial area/external elastic membrane (EEM) area was significantly greater in patients with than without CAS (0.13±0.01 versus 0.09±0.01, respectively, P |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2047-9980 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2047-9980 |
| DOI: |
10.1161/JAHA.120.018028 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/39256dc9279b4381a35f4c0de1255970 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.39256dc9279b4381a35f4c0de1255970 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
