In vivo temperature heterogeneity of atherosclerotic plaques is determined by plaque composition

Circulation
Stefan VerheyeMark M Kockx

Abstract

Temperature heterogeneity of atherosclerotic plaques has been associated with macrophage accumulation in ex vivo studies. We investigated in vivo whether modifying the cell composition of rabbit atherosclerotic plaques by dietary cholesterol lowering can influence temperature heterogeneity. Twenty New Zealand rabbits were randomized to either a normal (n=10) or cholesterol-rich (0.3%) diet (n=10) for 6 months. Thereafter, intravascular ultrasound and intravascular catheter-based thermography of the surface of aortic arch and descending aorta were performed in all animals. Ten control and 5 hypercholesterolemic rabbits were euthanized, and their aortas were analyzed histologically. The 5 remaining rabbits received a normal diet for 3 months and underwent repeat ultrasound and thermography before euthanasia followed by histology. Ex vivo temperature was measured in 3 additional rabbits at 6 months to correlate local temperature with local plaque composition. In control animals, plaque formation and temperature heterogeneity were absent. In hypercholesterolemic rabbits, plaque formation was prominent in the thoracic aorta. Plaques were composed of fibromuscular tissue and contained, underneath endothelial cells, an accumulation of...Continue Reading

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