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ArticleBMC cardiovascular disorders2025

Study on the association between neovascularization of culprit lesions and plaque rupture in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Long Zhang, Chancui Deng, Wei Zhang, Xiushi Li, Jie Xia, Caifeng Yang, Lingjun Zhou, Bei Shi, Guanxue Xu

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Long Zhang *Department of Cardiology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Chancui Deng *Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Wei ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Xiushi LiDepartment of Cardiology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Jie XiaDepartment of Cardiology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Caifeng YangDepartment of Cardiology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Lingjun ZhouDepartment of Cardiology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Bei ShiDepartment of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Guanxue XuDepartment of Cardiology, The Fifth Affiliated (Zhuhai) Hospitalof Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, China. xuguanxue2008@163.com.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82260106Science and Technology Project Fund of the Guizhou Provincial Health Commission gzwkj2024-113, gzwkj2024-083
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backgroundNeovascularization (NV) within plaques is widely recognized as an important indicator of plaque vulnerability; however, the relationship between NV and plaque rupture in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has not been extensively evaluated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between NV of culprit lesions and plaque rupture in patients with AMI.

methodsThis study included 384 patients diagnosed with AMI. All patients were divided into Non-NV and NV groups according to whether NV was present in the optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of the preoperative culprit lesions.

resultsPatients with NV lesions had thinner minimal fibrous cap thickness, smaller minimal lumen area and symmetry, longer lesion length, and larger plaque volume and plaque burden than patients with AMI without NV lesions (P < 0.05). Patients with both AMI and NV had a higher incidence of thin-cap fibroatheroma, cholesterol crystals, macrophages, thrombus, calcific plaque, lipid-rich plaque, and plaque rupture (P < 0.01). After adjusting for covariates, NV is independently associated with plaque rupture (OR 3.21, 95% CI 2.00-5.14; P < 0.001). For the evaluation of the model after adjusting the covariates, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, clinical calibration curve, and decision curve analysis (DCA) of the model show good discriminative ability, prediction accuracy, and clinical utility.

conclusionsIn patients with AMI, NV of culprit lesions is significantly correlated with plaque growth, formation of unstable plaque phenotypes, and plaque rupture. NV may be an effective predictor of plaque rupture in AMI patients.

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Coronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsMyocardial InfarctionNeovascularization, PathologicPlaque, AtheroscleroticST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionAgedCoronary AngiographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsRupture, SpontaneousAcute myocardial infarctionNeovascularizationOptical coherence tomographyPlaque rupture

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