Patients with dyslipidemia and with or suspected of having coronary artery disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Retrospective observational study. Patients who was undergone coronary angiography and measured CUC after January 2010 in Kobe university hospital.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) anatomically unsuitable target artery for OCT 2) patients who have had heart failure (NYHA >III) 3) renal insufficiency with baseline creatinine level > 2.0 mg/dL except for those under hemodialysis 4) who had a history of cancer in the previous 5 years 5) who were under inflammatory conditions such as active infections, inflammatory arthritis, or connective tissue disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Coronary plaque characteristics assessed by the optical coherence tomography (OCT). 2.Association between coronary plaque morphology assessed by OCT and cholesterol uptake capacity. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association between coronary plaque characteristics assessed by the intravascular ultrasound(IVUS) or coronary angiography and cholesterol uptake capacity. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kobe university graduate school of medicine Evidence-based laboratory medicine