title: Analysis of Plaque Composition in Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Lesion Using Virtual Histology-Intravascular Ultrasound.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Success rates of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have recently been reported to range from 80% to 90%. A better understanding of the pathologic characteristics of the CTO lesion may helpful to improving CTO PCI success rates. We evaluated the CTO lesion in patients with stable angina (SA) by virtual histology-intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS).
  
  
  METHODS
  The study population consisted of 149 consecutive patients with SA underwent VH-IVUS examination. We analyzed demographic and VH-IVUS findings in 22 CTO patients (17 males; mean, 62.3 years old) compared with 127 non-CTO patients (82 males; mean, 61.3 years old).
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significantly lower ejection fraction (57.6±13.0% vs. 65.4±8.8%, p=0.007) was detected in the CTO group compared with the non-CTO group. Reference vessel lumen area of the proximal and distal segment was significantly less in CTO group than in non-CTO group. The lesion length of the CTO group was significantly longer than those of the non-CTO group (24.4±9.6 mm vs. 17.2±7.4 mm, p<0.001). Total atheroma volume (224±159 mm(3) vs. 143±86 mm(3), p=0.006) and percent atheroma volume (63.2±9.6% vs. 55.8±8.5%, p=0.011) of the CTO group were also significantly greater than those of non-CTO group. However, the lesion length adjusted plaque composition of the CTO group was not significantly different compared with that of the non-CTO group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CTO lesions had a longer lesion length and greater plaque burden than the non-CTO lesion in patients with SA. However, lesion length adjusted plaque composition showed similar between the two groups. These results support that plaque characteristics of CTO lesions are similar to non-CTO lesions in patients with SA.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, Heart Center, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Yo-Han
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, Heart Center, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong-Kyun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, Heart Center, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Duck-Jun
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, Heart Center, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Hoon
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, Heart Center, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Chung-Seop
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, Heart Center, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: In-Geol
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, Heart Center, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Ju
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, Heart Center, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki-Hong
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, Heart Center, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun-Woong
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, Andong Sungso Hospital, Andong, Korea.
authors.forename: Wan-Ho
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, Heart Center, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jang-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Bae
keywords: Angina pectoris; Atherosclerotic plaque; Intravascular ultrasonography