Local Low Shear Stress and Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients With Nonobstructive Coronary Atherosclerosis

Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Gerasimos SiasosPeter H Stone

Abstract

Local hemodynamic factors are important determinants of atherosclerotic plaque development and progression. The goal of this study was to determine the association between low endothelial shear stress (ESS) and microvascular and epicardial endothelial dysfunction in patients with early atherosclerosis. Sixty-five patients (mean age 52 ± 11 years) with nonobstructive coronary atherosclerosis (luminal diameter stenosis <30%) were included. Microvascular and epicardial coronary endothelial function was assessed by using intracoronary acetylcholine infusion. Vascular profiling, using 2-plane coronary angiography and intravascular ultrasound, was used to reconstruct the three-dimensional anatomy of the left anterior descending artery. Each reconstructed artery was divided into sequential 3-mm segments and analyzed for local ESS with computational fluid dynamics; that is, lower ESS levels at both a 3-mm regional level (average ESS and low ESS) and at a vessel level (lowest ESS per artery) and for plaque characteristics (plaque area, plaque thickness, and plaque burden). Coronary segments in arteries with abnormal microvascular function exhibited lower ESS compared with segments in arteries with normal microvascular function (average ...Continue Reading

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