THROMBOSIS AND ACUTE CORONARY-ARTERY LESIONS IN SUDDEN CARDIAC ISCHEMIC DEATH
THROMBOSIS AND ACUTE CORONARY-ARTERY LESIONS IN SUDDEN CARDIAC ISCHEMIC DEATH
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm198405033101801
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
THOMAS, A
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作者:
DAVIES, MJ;THOMAS, A
The nature of the pathologic lesion in sudden cardiac ischemic death is in dispute. Among 100 [human] subjects who died of ischemic heart disease in < 6 h, coronary thrombi were found in 74. There was no difference in incidence between those who died in < 15 min., those who died in 15-60 min, and those who died after 1 h. Among 26 cases without an intraluminal thrombus, plaque fissuring was found in 21; thus, in only 5 cases was no acute arterial lesion demonstrated. No intraluminal thrombi were found in age-matched controls. Of the 74 thrombi, 48 were found at sites of preexisting high-grade stenosis; 14 were found at points of previous stenosis of < 50% of the diameter of the lumen. Of the thrombi, 47% were found in the right coronary artery. Only 30% were found in the left anterior descending coronary artery. The pathologic process in sudden ischemic death involves a rapidly evolving coronary-artery lesion in which plaque fissuring and resultant thrombus formation are present. These findings have implications for the prevention of sudden cardiac death by antithrombotic therapy.