Residual area at risk after anterior myocardial infarction: Are ST segment changes during coronary angioplasty a reliable indicator? A comparison with technetium 99m-labeled sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography

Background  The aim of this study was to assess whether, after anterior myocardial infarction, ST segment changes during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of the left anterior descending coronary artery correlated with the amount of ischemic myocardium in the area at risk, measured with ^99mTc-labeled sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) during ballon inflation. Methods and Results  Quantitative continuous monitoring of the ST segment was performed during PTCA of the left anterior descending coronary artery in 11 patients, and corresponding SPECT imaging was compared with a rest acquisition performed before PTCA. SPECT was quantified by a bull’s-eye analysis according to main criteria: (1) the planimetered defect size during PTCA as an indicator of the size of the area at risk, (2) the change in the pathologic/normal area count ratio in the area at risk as an index of the severity of ischemia, and (3) the difference between the size of the defect during PTCA and at baseline. ST segment changes were correlated to the variation in pathologic/normal area count ratio (19%±14%; r=0.61; p<0.05) but not to the sizes of the scintigraphic defects. Conclusion  ST segment changes induced by occlusion of the infarct-related coronary artery during PTCA are related mostly to the severity of ischemia rather than to the size of the area at risk.     

Coronary artery anomalies in tetralogy of fallot

Coronary angiograms of 296 patients with Fallot's tetralogy were reviewed. Group I abnormalities in the origin and distribution of the coronary arteries, found in 32 (11.8%) cases, consisted of a single coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva in 7 cases, left anterior descending artery from the right coronary artery in 7 cases, and an accessory left anterior descending from the right coronary in 18 cases. Of the 7 cases with a single coronary artery, the right coronary branch was anterior to the aortic root, crossing the right ventricular outflow in two cases. Group II acquired abnormalities were found in 11 cases and consisted of an enlarged conus artery in 9 cases and 1 case each of coronary bronchial collateral and right ventricular branch from the left anterior descending artery. Except in 12 patients requiring selective coronary angiography, aortic root angiography was sufficient to outline the coronary anatomy. Awareness of a coronary anomaly helps in deciding the time and type of operative procedure to be performed, especially in infants, since injury to a large vessel perfusing the left ventricle usually results in increased morbidity and mortality.     

Postmortem angiographic and pathologic-anatomic findings in coronary heart disease: A comparative study using planimetry

Comparisons of the results of angiographic and pathologic-anatomic estimations of the degree of coronary artery stenosis are rare and the findings contradictory. In the present study, postmortem examinations were carried out on 26 hearts with coronary artery disease. Quantitative planimetric measurements of 203 coronary artery cross-sections were performed and compared with the results of postmortem coronary angiograms. Using a score rating scale, a highly significant difference (P<0.001) between the angiographic and morphologic findings was detected, with the degree of stenosis underestimated angiographically in 96 of the 203 sections (47%), overestimated in 18 (9%), and correctly estimated in 89 (44%). The tendency to underestimation was equal in all of the coronary arteries (left anterior descending, circumflex, and right coronary arteries); there were no statistically significant differences (P<0.20,P<0.30,P<0.10). The frequency of angiographic underestimation of the degree of morphologic stenosis—especially in critical stenoses of more than 60%—has important implications in the assessment of whether coronary artery surgery is warranted. Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Walter Sandritter on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

16层螺旋CT冠状动脉血管成像技术临床应用

目的:探讨16层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像技术临床应用价值。方法:对45例临床诊断或可疑冠心病的住院患者行16层螺旋CT冠状动脉回顾性心电门控平扫及增强扫描。将增强扫描图像传送到Wizard图像工作站进行最大密度投影(MIP)、多平面重组(MPR)、曲面重组(CPR)、容积再现技术(VRT)及平带多平面重组(RMPR)。并将VRT及MIP重组像为参照,用平扫图像对冠状动脉各支段进行钙化积分。结果:左冠状动脉主干(LM)、左前降支近中段(LAD1、LAD2)、第一对角支(D1)、左回旋支(LCX)及右冠状动脉近段(RCA1)显示均45例(100%),左前降支远段(LAD3)23例(51%),第二对角支(D2)30例(67%),第三对角支(D3)24例(53%),第一左缘支(M1)36例(80%),第二缘支(M2)28例(62%),右冠状动脉中段(RCA2)41例(91%),右冠状动脉远段(RCA3)43例(96%)及后降支(PDA)34例(76%)。左冠状动脉主干钙化12例(27%),左前降支近中段钙化有29例(64%),左回旋支钙化例数22例(49%),右冠状动脉近中段钙化有24例(53%)。结论:16层螺旋CT可对冠状动脉进行钙化积分并准确显影,是冠状动脉粥样硬化疾病筛选和诊断的首选方法。     

左冠状动脉瘘的影像诊断与介入治疗

目的 :探讨左冠状动脉瘘的影像诊断和介入治疗价值。方法 :2 7例均行X线平片和彩色多普勒检查 ;行升主动脉造影者 4例 ,选择性冠状动脉造影者 2 3例 ;3例行介入治疗 ,16例于体外循环下行冠状动脉瘘修复术。结果 :5例X线平片和 15例彩色多普勒检查基本上能提示诊断 ,血管造影均能明确诊断 ,血管造影显示左冠状动脉瘘通过左前降支和左回旋支形成较粗大的瘘口者 16例 (5 9.3% ) ,左冠状动脉细小分支瘘者 11例 (40 .7% ) ,其中发生于左冠状动脉前降支的细小分支者 6例、发生于左回旋支的细小分支者 4例、同时源于左前降支和左回旋支的细小分支者 1例。在这 2 7例中 ,瘘入右心室 13例 (48.2 % ) ,瘘入肺动脉者 7例 (2 5 .9% ) ,瘘入左心室 5例 (18.3% ) ,瘘入左房者 2例 (7.4 % )。 3例患者行介入治疗 ,经 6个月随访观察 ,未见异常改变。结论 :选择性冠状动脉造影是诊断冠状动脉瘘的最佳方法 ,在治疗方面目前除手术治疗外 ,介入治疗亦是一种较好的手段     

冠心病患者冠状动脉侧支循环形成的形态学特点分析

目的:分析国人冠状动脉侧支循环的形态学特点。方法:将265例冠心病病人的冠状动脉造影结果进行分析,按Levin的方法进行分类,并与之比较。结果:不同狭窄程度两组间侧支循环开放率差别有高度统计学意义(X2=14.43,P<0.001)。三支血管间侧支循环开放率差别均有统计学意义(X2=3.96,X2=4.28,P<0.05)。东、西方组冠状动脉各支病变的侧支分布的比较差别有高度统计学意义(右冠状动脉X2=9.68,P<0.01;左冠状动脉X2=41.73,P<0.001;左冠状动脉旋支X2=8.54,P<0.01。结论:冠状动脉侧支循环的形成与冠状动脉狭窄程度及病变血管有关。中国人的冠状动脉侧支循环具有独特性。     

38例冠状动脉心肌桥飞行员病例分析

目的：探讨冠脉心肌桥飞行员的临床特征以及飞行人员冠脉心肌桥与航空卫生安全的关系。方法：152例运动平板心电图为阳性或可疑阳性的飞行员经冠脉CTA检查,发现38例为冠状动脉心肌桥。将38例冠状动脉心肌桥的飞行员根据有无伴随症状、冠脉心肌桥变异位置、心电图有无异常、有无伴随心血管疾病易患因素及有无伴发冠脉粥样硬化病变作回顾性统计分析。将同在左前降支存在心肌桥变异的冠脉与无心肌桥变异的冠脉分组作对比,比较两组冠脉中出现冠状动脉粥样硬化的病例数,并作统计学分析。结果：38例冠脉心肌桥飞行员中,临床上无症状,其多数静息心电图正常,大多属Nobte分级Ⅰ级,且心肌桥均为表浅型;部分心肌桥合并存在冠心病危险因素;左前降支心肌桥所在动脉及其近端动脉出现动脉粥样硬化者占30.3%（A组）,左前降支无心肌桥冠脉出现动脉粥样硬化者占13.2%（B组）,两组存在显著性差异（P〈0.05）。结论：冠状动脉心肌桥的飞行员,目前多数无临床症状,心肌桥变异位置多数在左前降支中段,多为表浅型,Nobte分级为I,临床上无需治疗;对于存在冠心病危险因素的飞行员应积极预防及控制这些冠心病危险因素;但心肌桥可继发冠脉的粥样硬化,对于存在冠脉心肌桥的飞行员应引起足够的重视。     

双源CT对心肌桥与冠状动脉粥样硬化关系的探讨

目的利用双源CT(DSCT)探讨左冠状动脉前降支心肌桥(myocardial bridging,MB)与该支冠状动脉粥样硬化的相关关系。方法采用DSCT对500例可疑冠心病(coronary artery disease,CHD)和体检者行冠状动脉CT血管成像(CTA),由3位CT诊断医师独立判断并在结果一致时确定前降支MB,测量MB长度、厚度。将所有病例分为前降支MB组和非MB组,利用多平面重组(MPR)、最大密度投影(MIP)、曲面重组(CPR)、容积再现(VR)等后处理技术联合观察前降支钙化及粥样硬化斑块的发生率,利用Circulation软件QCA工具测量前降支由于斑块所致的狭窄率,比较MB组与非MB组的平均狭窄程度以及钙化、粥样硬化斑块的发生率。应用Spearman等级相关统计分析MB近端冠状动脉狭窄程度与MB的长度及厚度之间的相关关系。结果 500例受检者中冠状动脉CTA发现前降支MB 135例(27%)。MB组钙化及粥样硬化斑块的发生率分别为38.5%和53.3%,非MB组钙化及粥样硬化斑块的发生率分别为32.3%和46.3%,MB组与非MB组的平均狭窄程度分别为(45.6±21.2)%和(45.7±22.2)%,两组之间钙化的发生率、粥样硬化斑块的发生率及平均狭窄程度差异均无明显统计学意义(P=0.25;P=0.16;P=0.99),MB近端冠状动脉狭窄程度与MB的长度及厚度间相关性均不明显(r=-0.03,P=0.83;r=-0.10,P=0.42)。结论左冠状动脉前降支MB的存在并没有显著增加该支冠状动脉狭窄程度及粥样硬化斑块的总体发生率,MB近端冠状动脉狭窄程度与MB的长度及厚度相关性不明显。     

99Tcm-MIBI心肌显像检测“罪犯”血管

目的 探讨^99Tc^m-甲氧基异丁基异腈（MIBI）心肌显像在检测“罪犯”血管中的价值。方法 选择冠状动脉造影证实有多支血管病变并成功进行经皮冠状动脉腔内成形术（PTCA）等血流重建治疗的冠心病患者46例，PTCA术前进行运动、静息、静脉滴注硝酸甘油介入^99Tc^m-MIBI心肌显像，明确缺血与存活心肌量最多的部位，以对应支配该部位的病变血管确定为“罪犯”血管。以术后疗效为标准，验证其准确性。结果 46例中，冠状动脉造影发现病变血管107支，心肌显像确定“罪犯”血管46支。临床对确定的“罪犯”血管进行相应的血流重建治疗，随访均有良好疗效。结论 运动、静息、静脉滴注硝酸甘油介入^99Tc^m-MIBI心肌显像检测“罪犯”血管准确可靠，实用可行。     

Coronary to pulmonary artery fistula associated with significant coronary atherosclerosis and severe aortic valve stenosis: A Case Report

Coronary artery fistulas are anomalous connections between one or two coronary arteries with either a cardiac chamber or any major blood vessels (coronary sinus, superior vena cava, pulmonary veins and pulmonary artery). It is rarely reported, occurring only in 0.1%-0.2% of patients who undergo coronary angiography. We report a very rare case where myocardial ischaemia may have resulted from the presence of coronary artery fistula, significant coronary artery stenosis and severe aortic valve stenosis. Transthoracic echocardiography showed severe aortic stenosis, while coronary angiography showed a tortuous coronary artery fistula originating from the proximal left anterior descending artery, with a single opening in the main pulmonary artery. Angiography also showed significant stenosis in the middle of the left anterior descending artery. Coronary artery fistula with concomitant significant coronary atherosclerosis and severe aortic stenosis requires optimal therapeutic planning.     

Relationships between coronary calcification detected at electron beam computed tomography and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty results in coronary artery disease patients

Our objective was to assess the relationship between coronary artery calcification and outcomes of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) was performed in 80 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who underwent PTCA. The calcium score in each coronary artery vessel was estimated (in Agatston units) and compared with the occurrence of complications and restenosis. Angioplasty had been performed in 96 coronary artery segments with stenosis in 80 patients. The average calcium score in the unsuccessful PTCA segments was significantly higher than in ones with successful results. For complications these values were 65.0±79.9 and 27.0±44.7, respectively (p=0.02), and for restenosis 63.9±87.9 and 27.3±41.3, respectively (p=0.03). Applying receiver operating characteristics analysis we determined sensitivity and specificity of EBCT for forecasting complications and restenosis. The best cut-off value of calcium score in segment of PTCA for prediction of restenosis was 27 (sensitivity 73%, specificity 67%), and for prediction of complications 29 (sensitivity 80%, specificity 74%). Coronary segments with extensive calcification were not optimal target lesions for PTCA. Analysis of coronary calcium score should be taken into consideration during planning of endovascular coronary interventions. Electronic Publication     

Clinical correlates of the coronary arteriogram

This report reviews my experience, as well as that of others, correlating available clinical data with coronary arteriographic observations in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The severity of CAD (number of vessels involved with significant disease and coronary score) increases with age; however such a finding can in part be explained by patient referral selection. The duration of clinical heart disease on referral for evaluation was directly related to age. Severity of CAD was noted to be related to the duration of clinical heart disease. Evaluating patients with symptoms of 1 year or less revealed no differences in severity of CAD in all age groups over 39 years; however, in age group 30 to 39 CAD was less severe, with over 60% having single-vessel disease. The left anterior descending artery was the vessel most frequently involved while the right coronary artery was the artery most commonly involved with complete obstructive disease. The frequency of significant disease of the left anterior descending and main left coronary artery was directly related to age. There was no evidence that the severity of disease, vessels involved, or lesion (total vs. subtotal) is related to sex. Frequency of coronary artery calcification is directly related to age, regardless of the presence or absence of CAD, and has diagnostic significance for the presence of CAD under the age of 60. The functional state of the patient (functional class, stable or unstable angina) cannot predict the severity of CAD or particular vessel involvement. Congestive heart failure is usually associated with more severe and extensive disease and a higher frequency of occlusive disease, compared with patients without heart failure. The role of various risk factors as related to severity of CAD has been extensively studied. Such factors as smoking, hypertension, family history, and obesity do not appear to influence severity of CAD. Studies evaluating the relationship of diabetes mellitus and blood lipids have been either inconclusive or conflicting and thus warrant further investigation. Radiographic evidence of cardiomegaly, usually associated with a poor prognosis, can be correlated with severe CAD and is almost invariably associated with disease of the left anterior descending artery. The electrocardiogram (ECG) has been useful in predicting patient groups with severe CAD. Left atrial P wave abnormality and atrial fibrillation suggest severe CAD. Ventricular arrhythmias are better indicators of left ventricular dysfunction. A normal ECG (QRS complex) is usually correlated with less severe CAD, compared with ECG finding of a myocardial infarction; however, a normal ECG has both a poor sensitivity and specificity for predicting the extent of CAD. Almost half of the patients with main left CAD have a normal QRS complex. ECG evidence of a myocardial infarction is more commonly associated with multiple-vessel involvement and an obstructive lesion related to localization of the infarction. Extensive studies indicate that exercise stress testing can be related to the severity of CAD or the presence of main left disease when such variables as the magnitude of ST depression (ischemic response), work load, heart rate, or blood pressure response is taken into account. Finally, nuclear medicine methods (thallium-201 perfusion imaging and gated pool radionuclide cineangiography)—when combined with exercise stress testing—have been found useful not only in increasing the sensitivity for detecting CAD, but also may be helpful in identifying patients with severe CAD, as well as localization to a particular coronary artery.     

Unusual origin and course of the first septal branch of the left coronary artery: Angiographic recognition

The anatomical variants of the origin and course of the first septal branch (S1) of the left coronary artery system have received little attention in the literature dealing with coronary angiography. We describe here the angiographic features of the ectopic origin of S1 from epicardial branches of the left coronary artery other than the left anterior descending artery as observed in 8 cases from a series of 700 consecutive patients (1.1%). The S1 originated from the left main coronary artery in 1 case, from a diagonal branch in 4, and from an intermediate branch in 3 cases. Previous reported cases are reviewed. Because the S1 may supply up to 15% of the blood to the myocardium, the recognition of this variable origin may have clinical implications and has to be considered as a part of the complete evaluation of coronary arteriograms of patients referred for coronary artery revascularization.     

Use of digital video coronary arteriography in the performance of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Digital video coronary arteriography (DVCA) was used in 59 cases of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and found to be useful for (1) display of imagery to facilitate choice of approach to a setnotic lesion; (2) providing a “road map,” simplifying guide wire manipulation and selective catheterization of vessels during PTCA; and (3) archival of pre- and post-PTCA images. Use of DVCA for real-time display inside the catheterization laboratory expedites the successful performance of PTCA and is a convenient means of image archival.     

Recurrent coronary artery stenosis: assessment with three-dimensional MR imaging

PURPOSE: To assess the diagnostic value of three-dimensional coronary magnetic resonance (MR) angiography with fat saturation and navigator echo in the setting of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty consecutive patients who had PTCA and were referred for elective coronary reangiography underwent MR imaging and coronary angiography. The pulse sequence was a cardiac triggered, single-slab, three-dimensional, gradient-echo sequence, employing a spin-echo navigator echo measurement to track the variation of the diaphragm during the scan. The following segments of the coronary arteries were included in this prospective study: left main coronary artery, proximal and middle left anterior descending, proximal and middle left circumflex, proximal and middle right coronary artery, and intermediate branch, if present. The quality of the MR images was graded from 0 to 5. RESULTS: In total, 221 coronary artery segments could be identified. Mean image quality was 3.3. Overall accuracy for segments with an image quality of grade 2 or more was 90%. To achieve a positive predictive value >70% for a significant stenosis/restenosis, only segments with quality >/=3 could be assessed, whereas an acceptable negative predictive value could be achieved for nearly all segments. CONCLUSION: Our preliminary data suggest that MR coronary angiography may be most helpful as a screening test in selected patients to exclude clinically relevant stenoses or to assess restenoses after PTCA or in patients in whose coronary angiography is relatively contraindicated.     

电子束CT血管造影对冠状动脉疾病的诊断与随访

目的评价电子束CT血管造影(EBA)及其三维血管成像技术对冠状动脉疾病的诊断与随访价值. 资料与方法 87例经EBA检查的患者,其中支架置入术后随访16例,搭桥术后随访9例.除9例搭桥患者外,其余78例均有冠状动脉造影(CAG)结果证实. 结果 EBA可评价的冠状动脉中,对左主干和前降支的诊断敏感性、特异性最高,尤其是近段,其次为右冠,对回旋支的诊断敏感性和特异性则较低;16例支架置入术后患者共放置支架47枚,EBA准确定位45枚(95.7%),对支架内开通诊断的符合率为74.5%;9例冠状动脉搭桥术后的患者,共搭建冠状动脉桥血管27支,EBA对桥血管开通与否诊断的符合率为81.5%. 结论 EBA对冠状动脉狭窄的诊断具有较高的术前筛选价值,对术后的随访也有较大的潜力,是一项很有优势的无创性冠心病检查方法.     

静息态下冠状动脉狭窄对左室壁透壁心肌灌注影响的640层CT研究

目的确定静息态下透壁心肌灌注指数(TPR)的正常值,并探讨静息态下不同分支的冠状动脉狭窄与各冠状动脉分支的不同狭窄程度对左室壁不同节段TPR的影响。方法 274例患者行Toshiba 640层CT检查,包括冠状动脉CTA及左心室室壁CT灌注(CTP)检查。根据冠状动脉狭窄程度及17节段进行分组。计算正常组及不同冠状动脉狭窄程度组之间相应节段内TPR是否存在差异,以及冠状动脉狭窄程度与相应节段TPR的相关性。结果前降支及左旋支病变对于左室壁心肌灌注影响较为明显,前降支狭窄主要影响中间段前壁(r=-0.288)、心尖段前壁(r=-0.263)及中间段间隔壁(r=-0.196),左旋支主要影响基底部前侧壁(r=-0.241)、基底部后侧壁(r=-0.279)及心尖段侧壁(r=-0.201),而右冠状动脉病变影响较小,主要影响中间段后壁(r=-0.195);冠状动脉中、重度狭窄组对于左室壁心肌灌注影响程度较大(P<0.05),轻度狭窄影响较小;左室前壁心肌灌注最易受到冠状动脉狭窄影响;在静息状态下前降支供血区域组、左旋支供血区域组及右冠状动脉供血区域组正常心肌和重度狭窄心肌平均TPR值分别为1.14±0.09和1.07±0.13、1.13±0.11和1.06±0.14、1.15±0.14和1.10±0.12。结论不同冠状动脉分支狭窄分别可以影响不同节段的心肌透壁灌注;不同冠状动脉狭窄程度可以不同程度地影响心肌的TPR,二者具有相关性;静息状态下TPR正常值大于负荷状态下TPR。本研究提供了TPR静息态下的正常值。     

Coronary fly-through or virtual angioscopy using dual-source MDCT data

Coronary fly-through or virtual angioscopy (VA) has been studied ever since its invention in 2000. However, application was limited because it requires an optimal computed tomography (CT) scan and time-consuming post-processing. Recent advances in post-processing software facilitate easy construction of VA, but until now image quality was insufficient in most patients. The introduction of dual-source multidetector CT (MDCT) could enable VA in all patients. Twenty patients were scanned using a dual-source MDCT (Definition, Siemens, Forchheim, Germany) using a standard coronary artery protocol. Post-processing was performed on an Aquarius Workstation (TeraRecon, San Mateo, Calif.). Length travelled per major branch was recorded in millimetres, together with the time required in minutes. VA could be performed in every patient for each of the major coronary arteries. The mean (range) length of the automated fly-through was 80 (32–107) mm for the left anterior descending (LAD), 75 (21–116) mm for the left circumflex artery (LCx), and 109 (21–190) mm for the right coronary artery (RCA). Calcifications and stenoses were visualised, as well as most side branches. The mean time required was 3 min for LAD, 2.5 min for LCx, and 2 min for the RCA. Dual-source MDCT allows for high quality visualisation of the coronary arteries in every patient because scanning with this machine is independent of the heart rate. This is clearly shown by the successful VA in all patients. Potential clinical value of VA should be determined in the near future. This work was presented as posters at the NASCI 2006 and the ESCR 2006     

Marked 99mTc-PYP myocardial accumulation immediately after reperfusion in a patient with acute myocardial infarction

We reported a case of a 72-year-old man with chest pain. An electrocardiogram showed ST segment elevation in I, II, III, aVL, aVF and V1-6 leads. 99mTc-tetrofosmin myocardial SPECT showed defect in the anterior, septal, apical and inferior walls. Coronary angiography showed 99% stenosis of the proximal right coronary artery and total occlusion of the midsegment of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Therefore, direct PTCA was performed for each lesion to achieve reperfusion. We didnt's see reperfusion injury during PTCA of the left coronary artery. On the other side, we saw severe reperfusion injury, such as slow-flow, arrhythmia and falling blood pressure during PTCA of the right coronary artery. After four hours, 99mTc-PYP myocardial SPECT showed marked uptake in the apical and inferior walls, and mild uptake in the anterior and posterior walls. After three days, severely-reduced uptake of 99mTc-PYP in the apex was noted, and mild uptake in the mid-portion of the anterior wall and the mid-portion of the inferior wall. Though reperfusion injury was seen, three was mild myocardial uptake of 99mTc-PYP in the area of the right coronary artery. On the other side, despite no reperfusion injury, there showed marked uptake during the acute phase and defect during the subacute phase in the area of the left coronary artery. Wall motion of the left ventricle was normal in the area of the right coronary artery and akinesis was seen on the left. These findings suggest that 99mTc-tetrofosmin and 99mTc-PYP myocardial SPECT are useful for visualization of reperfusion injury during the acute phase and for estimation of function during the chronic phase, better even than electrocardiogram or coronary angiography.     

64层螺旋CT对心肌桥与冠状动脉粥样硬化相关性的评价

目的：利用64层螺旋CT评价左冠状动脉前降支心肌桥（MB）与该支冠状动脉粥样硬化的相关关系。方法：连续收集300例因怀疑冠心病（CHD）而行64层螺旋CT冠状动脉血管成像（CTA）的病例的资料,由2名CT诊断医师独立判断并在结果一致时确定为前降支MB。将所有病例分为前降支MB组和非MB组,利用MPR、CPR、VR等后处理技术联合观察左冠状动脉前降支钙化及粥样硬化斑块的总体发生率,测量前降支由于斑块所致的狭窄率,比较MB组与非MB组的平均狭窄程度以及钙化、粥样硬化斑块的总体发生率。结果：在300例受检对象中冠状动脉CTA发现前降支MB74例（24.7%,74/300）。MB组与非MB组前降支钙化的发生率分别为36.5%与31.3%,粥样硬化斑块的发生率分别为54.1%与45.1%,MB组与非MB组的平均狭窄程度分别为48.4%与44.6%,两组之间钙化的发生率、粥样硬化斑块的发生率及平均狭窄程度差别均无明显统计学意义（P=0.40;P=0.18;P=0.97）。结论：左冠状动脉前降支MB对该支冠状动脉狭窄程度及粥样硬化斑块的总体发生率影响不明显。