Open AccessClinical Predictors for Lack of Favorable Vascular Response to Statin Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Serial Optical Coherence Tomography Study
Author(s) -
Minami Yoshiyasu,
Wang Zhao,
Aguirre Aaron D.,
Ong Daniel S.,
Kim ChongJin,
Uemura Shiro,
Soeda Tsunenari,
Lee Hang,
Fujimoto James,
Jang IkKyung
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.117.006241
Subject(s) - medicine , optical coherence tomography , coronary artery disease , cardiology , statin , disease , radiology
Previous studies have demonstrated that statin therapy improves cardiac outcomes, probably by stabilizing thin-cap fibroatheroma in patients with coronary artery disease. However, major adverse cardiac events still occur in some patients, despite statin therapy. The aim of this study is to identify clinical predictors for the lack of a favorable vascular response to statin therapy in patients with coronary artery disease.