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Composition and plaque patterns of coronary culprit lesions and clinical characteristics of patients with chronic kidney disease

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Kono, Keiji, Fujii, Hideki, Nakai, Kentaro, Goto, Shunsuke, Shite, Junya, Hirata, Ken-ichi, Fukagawa, Masafumi, Nishi, Shinichi·2012·Kidney International

Abstract

Coronary artery disease is a serious complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, there is little information about coronary plaque morphology in these patients. Here we identified the characteristics of coronary culprit plaques and their clinical manifestations in 78 patients with CKD divided into four groups based on their estimated glomerular filtration rate. Patients were examined by Virtual Histology-Intravascular Ultrasound, a tomographic imaging method that can visualize atherosclerotic plaques in vivo using radiofrequency analysis of ultrasound backscatter signals. These ultrasound analyses showed an increase in the relative volumes of both dense calcium and necrotic core with decreasing renal function. The necrotic core/dense calcium ratio was significantly higher in patients with acute myocardial infarction compared to those with stable angina pectoris. Furthermore, the necrotic core/dense calcium ratio decreased in advanced CKD. Thus, the plaque composition of coronary culprit lesions changed from necrotic core-rich to extensively calcium-rich plaques as renal function decreased, suggesting that such coronary culprit composition was associated with stability, particularly in advanced CKD.

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  • Accelerated vascular media calcification with increased vascular stiffness is a feature of chronic kidney disease and is attributed to disordered calcium-phosphate metabolism, referred to as CKD-mineral bone disorder.

    “Accelerated vascular media calcification with increased vascular stiffness is also a feature of CKD and attributed to disordered calcium-phosphate metabolism, referred to as CKD-mineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD). 690,691”
  • Lowering phosphate, controlling parathyroid hormone, and maintaining normal calcium levels is common practice in nephrology despite a lack of definitive evidence that it modifies risk of CVD.

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Authors
Kono, K., Fujii, H., Nakai, K., Goto, S., Shite, J., Hirata, K.-I., Fukagawa, M., & Nishi, S.
Affiliations
  • Kobe University (JP)
  • Tokai University (JP)
Corresponding author
Fujii, Hideki
Venue
Kidney International
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-08
Volume
82
Issue
3
Pages
344-351
ISSN
0085-2538 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2076880163
Cited by
66
References
42
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FWCI
5.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Kidney International (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
Keywords
chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, coronary plaque composition, necrotic core, dense calcium, plaque stability, acute myocardial infarction, stable angina, estimated glomerular filtration rate, virtual histology intravascular ultrasound
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Angina Pectoris, Coronary Artery Disease, Female, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction, Necrosis, Risk Factors, Ultrasonography, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Plaque, Atherosclerotic, Vascular Calcification

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