Long-term safety of intravascular ultrasound in nontransplant, nonintervened, atherosclerotic coronary arteries
(2005) Journal of the american college of cardiology : JACC — Vol. 45, n° 4, p. 559-564 (2005)
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- OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to demonstrate that intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) examination of native coronary arteries does not result in an acceleration of the atherosclerotic process. BACKGROUND: Intravascular ultrasound is increasingly used to assess the effects of pharmacologic agents on atherosclerosis. METHODS: Intravascular ultrasound examinations of one coronary artery and coronary angiography were performed in 525 patients at baseline. Patients then underwent a follow-up angiogram 18 to 24 months later. All end points were evaluated in IVUS-related and non-IVUS arteries using quantitative coronary analysis. The study end points were the coronary change score (per-patient mean of minimum lumen diameter changes for all lesions measured), occurrence of new coronary lesions, and progression of preexistent lesions at follow-up. Acute angiographic and clinical complications were also analyzed. RESULTS: Coronary change score was -0.06 ± 0.23 mm and -0.05 ± 0.21 mm for IVUS-related and non-IVUS arteries, respectively (p = 0.35). The increase in percent diameter stenosis from baseline to follow-up was 0.8 ± 6.7% and 1.2 ± 7.0% in the IVUS-related and non-IVUS arteries (p = 0.29). New lesions occurred in 3.6% and 3.9% of IVUS-related and non-IVUS arteries, respectively (p = 0.84). When all coronary lesions were considered, the incidence of lesion progression was not significantly different between IVUS-related (11.6%) and non-IVUS (9.8%) arteries. Coronary spasm occurred in 1.9% of IVUS procedures, and there was one case of acute occlusion with no long-term sequelae. CONCLUSIONS: Intravascular ultrasound does not significantly accelerate atherosclerosis in native coronary arteries and can be used safely to assess progression/regression in clinical trials. © 2005 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.
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Guedes, A., Keller, P.-F., L’Allier, P. L., Lespérance, J., Grégoire, J., & Tardif, J.-C. (2005). Long-term safety of intravascular ultrasound in nontransplant, nonintervened, atherosclerotic coronary arteries. Journal of the american college of cardiology : JACC, 45(4), 559-564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2004.10.063 (Original work published 2005)