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COMPARATIVE STUDY
JOURNAL ARTICLE
RESEARCH SUPPORT, N.I.H., EXTRAMURAL
RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
Comparison of coronary plaque characteristics between diabetic and non-diabetic subjects: An in vivo optical coherence tomography study.
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2008 August
AIMS: Postmortem series have reported that subjects with diabetes mellitus have coronary plaques with larger necrotic cores and increased macrophage infiltration. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a high-resolution imaging modality that allows in vivo characterization of atherosclerotic plaques. Using OCT imaging, we compared in vivo plaque characteristics between diabetic and non-diabetic subjects.
METHODS: Sixty-three patients undergoing cardiac catheterization were enrolled. OCT imaging was performed in culprit coronary arteries. Assessment of plaque lipid content, fibrous cap thickness and frequency of thin-cap fibroatheroma were made independently. Macrophage density was determined from the optical signal within fibrous cap.
RESULTS: Eighty-two plaques in total were imaged (19 diabetic vs. 63 non-diabetic). There were no significant differences in frequency of lipid-rich plaques (68% vs. 71%; P=0.78), thin-cap fibroatheroma (29% vs. 36%; P=0.76) or minimum fibrous cap thickness (66.6microm vs. 62.9microm; P=0.87) between diabetic and non-diabetic patients. Fibrous cap macrophage density was higher in lipid-rich plaques (P=0.01) but showed no difference between diabetic and non-diabetic patients (5.94% vs. 5.94%; P=0.37).
CONCLUSIONS: There were no significant differences in culprit vessel plaque characteristics between diabetic and non-diabetic patients presenting with coronary artery disease. This represents the first study to characterize coronary plaques in diabetic patients using OCT.
METHODS: Sixty-three patients undergoing cardiac catheterization were enrolled. OCT imaging was performed in culprit coronary arteries. Assessment of plaque lipid content, fibrous cap thickness and frequency of thin-cap fibroatheroma were made independently. Macrophage density was determined from the optical signal within fibrous cap.
RESULTS: Eighty-two plaques in total were imaged (19 diabetic vs. 63 non-diabetic). There were no significant differences in frequency of lipid-rich plaques (68% vs. 71%; P=0.78), thin-cap fibroatheroma (29% vs. 36%; P=0.76) or minimum fibrous cap thickness (66.6microm vs. 62.9microm; P=0.87) between diabetic and non-diabetic patients. Fibrous cap macrophage density was higher in lipid-rich plaques (P=0.01) but showed no difference between diabetic and non-diabetic patients (5.94% vs. 5.94%; P=0.37).
CONCLUSIONS: There were no significant differences in culprit vessel plaque characteristics between diabetic and non-diabetic patients presenting with coronary artery disease. This represents the first study to characterize coronary plaques in diabetic patients using OCT.
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