Journal article
Virtual histology evaluation of atherosclerosis regression during atorvastatin and ezetimibe administration: HEAVEN study
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society, Vol.76(1), pp.176-183
2012
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-11-0730
PMID: 22076422
Abstract
There is no study focusing on changes in coronary atherosclerosis during dual lipid-lowering therapy with statin and ezetimibe.
Eighty-nine patients with stable angina randomized in a 1:1 ratio to Group A (aggressive therapy: atorvastatin 80mg, ezetimibe 10mg) and Group S (standard therapy) were analyzed. Treatment period was 12 months. Coronary arteries were examined by intravascular ultrasound and virtual histology. We found a decrease in the percent atheroma volume (PAV) (-0.4%) in Group A compared with an increase (+1.4%) in Group S (P=0.014) and this was accompanied by an increased frequency of combined atherosclerosis regression (increased lumen volume+decreased PAV) in group A (40.5%) compared with group S (14.9%) (P=0.007). The target low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level <2mmol/L, presence of at least 4 of 5 atherosclerotic risk factors, and decreased level of vascular cellular adhesive molecule were independent predictors of plaque regression. There were no significant differences in plaque composition between the 2 groups over the study duration. However, during analysis of the 2 groups together, fibrous and fibro-fatty tissues decreased and dense calcification and necrotic core increased during follow-up.
Dual lipid-lowering therapy starts atherosclerosis regression, but does not lead to significant changes in plaque composition. The continuous shift in plaque from fibro and fibro-fatty to necrotic with calcification was present in both groups.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Virtual histology evaluation of atherosclerosis regression during atorvastatin and ezetimibe administration: HEAVEN study
- Creators
- Tomas Kovarnik - 2nd Department of Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic. tomas.kovarnik@vfn.czGary S MintzHana SkalickaAles KralJan HorakRoman SkulecJana UhrovaPavel MartasekRichard W DowneAndreas WahleMilan SonkaVratislav MrazekMichael AschermannAles Linhart
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society, Vol.76(1), pp.176-183
- DOI
- 10.1253/circj.CJ-11-0730
- PMID
- 22076422
- NLM abbreviation
- Circ J
- ISSN
- 1346-9843
- eISSN
- 1347-4820
- Publisher
- Japan
- Grant note
- R01 HL063373 / NHLBI NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2012
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Radiation Oncology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984047662502771
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