title: Coronary arterial remodeling in differing clinical presentations of unstable angina pectoris--an intravascular ultrasound study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Coronary arterial remodeling influences the clinical presentation of ischemic heart disease; however, there is little information on the relationship between coronary arterial remodeling and the type of angina pectoris that patients manifest.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The study was undertaken to determine the difference of coronary arterial remodeling in patients with different types of angina pectoris.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed 100 patients with ischemic heart disease using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). Intracoronary IVUS images of proximal reference (PR), distal reference (DR), and target lesion were recorded, and intraluminal area (LA) and external elastic membrane (EEM) were measured. We defined a remodeling index as 100 x (lesion EEM - [PR-EEM + DR-EEM]/2) / ([PR-EEM + DR-EEM]/2). Cases were classified into three groups according to the clinical history (Group 1a: de novo unstable angina pectoris, Group 1b: accelerating unstable angina pectoris, and Group 2; stable angina pectoris).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The remodeling index in Group 1a was significantly larger than that in Groups 1b and 2 (18.6 +/- 28.5 vs. 5.3 +/- 27.1 and 18.6 +/- 28.5 vs. -2.7 +/- 17.6, p = 0.0347 and p = 0.0005, respectively), but there was no statistical difference in remodeling index between Groups 1b and 2.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results indicate that positive coronary arterial remodeling is more prevalent in patients with new onset of angina pectoris. The specific type of coronary arterial remodeling may affect the clinical presentation of patients with coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Tokuyama Central Hospital, Tokuyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwami
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishioka
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fishbein
authors.forename: Huai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Doo-Soo
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Takatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wakeyama
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takaki
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Siegel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling