Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Activity and Risk of Myocardial Infarction.
Kang-Ling Wang; Craig Balmforth; Mohammed N Meah; Marwa Daghem; Alastair J Moss; Evangelos Tzolos; Jacek Kwiecinski; Patrycja Molek-Dziadosz; Neil Craig; Anda Bularga; Philip D Adamson; Dana K Dawson; Parthiban Arumugam; Nikant K Sabharwal; John P Greenwood; Jonathan N Townend; Patrick A Calvert; James H F Rudd; Johan W Verjans; Daniel S Berman; Piotr J Slomka; Damini Dey; Nicholas L Mills; Edwin J R van Beek; Michelle C Williams; Marc R Dweck; David E Newby;
Abstract
Total coronary atherosclerotic plaque activity across the entire coronary arterial tree is associated with patient-level clinical outcomes. We aimed to investigate whether vessel-level coronary atherosclerotic plaque activity is associated with vessel-level myocardial infarction. In this secondary analysis of an international multicenter study of patients with recent myocardial infarction and multivessel coronary artery disease, we assessed vessel-level coronary atherosclerotic plaque activity using coronary <sup>18</sup>F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography to identify vessel-level myocardial infarction. Increased <sup>18</sup>F-sodium fluoride uptake was found in 679 of 2,094 coronary arteries and 414 of 691 patients. Myocardial infarction occurred in 24 (4%) vessels with increased coronary atherosclerotic plaque activity and in 25 (2%) vessels without increased coronary atherosclerotic plaque activity (HR: 2.08; 95% CI: 1.16-3.72; P = 0.013). This association was not demonstrable in those treated with coronary revascularization (HR: 1.02; 95% CI: 0.47-2.25) but was notable in untreated vessels (HR: 3.86; 95% CI: 1.63-9.10; P<sub>interaction</sub> = 0.024). Increased coronary atherosclerotic plaque activity in multiple coronary arteries was associated with heightened patient-level risk of cardiac death or myocardial infarction (HR: 2.43; 95% CI: 1.37-4.30; P = 0.002) as well as first (HR: 2.19; 95% CI: 1.18-4.06; P = 0.013) and total (HR: 2.50; 95% CI: 1.42-4.39; P = 0.002) myocardial infarctions. In patients with recent myocardial infarction and multivessel coronary artery disease, coronary atherosclerotic plaque activity prognosticates individual coronary arteries and patients at risk for myocardial infarction.
Journal | JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY |
ISSN | 1558-3597 |
Published | 04 Jun 2024 |
Volume | 83 |
Issue | 22 |
Pages | 2135-2144 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.03.419 |
Type | Journal Article | Multicenter Study |
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