The aim of this study was to evaluate the pathophysiological features and response to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of nonruptured/eroded plaque versus ruptured plaque as a cause of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). BACKGROUND Autopsy series identified nonruptured/eroded plaque and ruptured plaque as the principal pathological substrates underlying coronary thrombosis in STEMI. The real incidence of different plaque morphologies, associated biological factors, superimposed thrombus, and their interaction with primary PCI remain largely unknown. METHODS In a prospective study, 140 patients with STEMI underwent optical coherence tomography of the infarctrelated artery (IRA) before PCI, after everolimus-eluting stent implantation and at 9-month follow-up. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry of thrombus aspirates and serum biomarkers were assessed at baseline. RESULTS Culprit plaque morphology was adjudicated in 97 patients: 32 plaques (33.0%) with an intact fibrous cap (IFC), 63 (64.9%) plaques with a ruptured fibrous cap (RFC), and 2 (2.1%) spontaneous dissections. Patients with an IFC and RFC had similar clinical characteristics, and serum inflammatory and platelets biomarkers. An IFC presented more frequently with a patent IRA (56.2% vs. 34.9%; p ¼ 0.047), and had fewer lipid areas (lipid-rich areas: 75.0% vs. 100.0%; p < 0.001) and less residual thrombus before stenting (white thrombus: 0.41 mm3 vs. 1.52 mm3; p ¼ 0.001; red thrombus: 0 mm3 vs. 0.29 mm3; p ¼ 0.001) with a lower peak of creatine kinase-myocardial band (66.6 IU/l vs. 149.8 IU/l; p ¼ 0.025). At the 9-month optical coherence tomography, IFC and RFC had similar high rates of stent strut coverage (92.5% vs. 91.2%; p ¼ 0.15) and similar percentage of volume obstruction (12.6% vs. 10.2%; p ¼ 0.27). No significant differences in clinical outcomes were observed up to 2 years

Eroded versus Ruptured Plaques at the Culprit Site of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: in-vivo Pathophysiological Features and Response to Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

CAPODANNO, DAVIDE FRANCESCO MARIA;
2015-01-01

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the pathophysiological features and response to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of nonruptured/eroded plaque versus ruptured plaque as a cause of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). BACKGROUND Autopsy series identified nonruptured/eroded plaque and ruptured plaque as the principal pathological substrates underlying coronary thrombosis in STEMI. The real incidence of different plaque morphologies, associated biological factors, superimposed thrombus, and their interaction with primary PCI remain largely unknown. METHODS In a prospective study, 140 patients with STEMI underwent optical coherence tomography of the infarctrelated artery (IRA) before PCI, after everolimus-eluting stent implantation and at 9-month follow-up. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry of thrombus aspirates and serum biomarkers were assessed at baseline. RESULTS Culprit plaque morphology was adjudicated in 97 patients: 32 plaques (33.0%) with an intact fibrous cap (IFC), 63 (64.9%) plaques with a ruptured fibrous cap (RFC), and 2 (2.1%) spontaneous dissections. Patients with an IFC and RFC had similar clinical characteristics, and serum inflammatory and platelets biomarkers. An IFC presented more frequently with a patent IRA (56.2% vs. 34.9%; p ¼ 0.047), and had fewer lipid areas (lipid-rich areas: 75.0% vs. 100.0%; p < 0.001) and less residual thrombus before stenting (white thrombus: 0.41 mm3 vs. 1.52 mm3; p ¼ 0.001; red thrombus: 0 mm3 vs. 0.29 mm3; p ¼ 0.001) with a lower peak of creatine kinase-myocardial band (66.6 IU/l vs. 149.8 IU/l; p ¼ 0.025). At the 9-month optical coherence tomography, IFC and RFC had similar high rates of stent strut coverage (92.5% vs. 91.2%; p ¼ 0.15) and similar percentage of volume obstruction (12.6% vs. 10.2%; p ¼ 0.27). No significant differences in clinical outcomes were observed up to 2 years
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