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ArticleJournal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis2018

The Coronary Artery Running Pattern is One of the Causes of Individual Differences in the Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis in WHHLMI Rabbits, an Animal Model for Coronary Atherosclerosis.

Ryosuke Nagasaka, Tomonari Koike, Norie Tsukada, Shohei Tamura, Masashi Shiomi

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Article in Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Ryosuke NagasakaDivision of Comparative Pathophysiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine.
Tomonari KoikeInstitute for Experimental Animals, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine.
Norie TsukadaDivision of Comparative Pathophysiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine.
Shohei TamuraDivision of Comparative Pathophysiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine.
Masashi ShiomiDivision of Comparative Pathophysiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine.
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aimsThe relationship between the coronary artery running pattern and development of coronary lesions was re-examined herein using WHHLMI rabbits, an animal model of spontaneous coronary atherosclerosis.

methodsThe coronary artery running pattern was analyzed using an X-ray computed tomography (CT) apparatus after perfusion. Pathological sections were prepared (Victoria blue-HE staining) at 100 µm intervals from the origin of the left circumflex artery (LCX). The severity of coronary lesions was evaluated based on cross-sectional narrowing (lesion area/inner area of the internal elastic lamina).

resultsIn the CT analysis, the angle of the main curvature of the LCX negatively correlated with the percentage of sections with lesions and cross-sectional narrowing. The percentage of sections with lesions was significantly higher in acute angle-type LCX than in obtuse angle-type LCX. Cross-sectional narrowing was also significantly greater in acute angle-type LCX than in obtuse angle-type LCX. The percentage of fibrous lesions was high at the proximal region of LCX, whereas that of lipid-rich lesions was high at the curvature. In 24 months age group, the percentage of sections with calcification in acute angle-type LCX was about twice that in obtuse angle-type LCX.

conclusionsIndividual differences were observed in the angle of the main curvature of the LCX, which affected the occurrence and extension of atherosclerotic lesions.

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Disease Models, AnimalSeverity of Illness IndexAnimalsCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsDisease ProgressionFemaleHypercholesterolemiaMaleRabbitsRisk FactorsAngle of curvature of left circumflex arteryCoronary artery running patternCoronary lesionWHHLMI rabbit

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