Iwasaki Kohichiro, Matsumoto Takeshi, Aono Hitoshi, Furukawa Hiroshi, Nagamachi Keima, Samukawa Masanobu
Department of Cardiology, Okayama Central Hospital, 6-3 Ishimakitamachi, Okayama 700-0017, Japan.
Heart Vessels. 2010 Jan;25(1):14-8. doi: 10.1007/s00380-009-1155-0. Epub 2010 Jan 21.
The distribution of coronary atherosclerosis has not been fully clarified. We measured coronary artery calcium score (CACS) in 624 consecutive patients for the right coronary artery (RCA), left main trunk (LMT), left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), and left circumflex coronary artery (LCx), then calculated total CACS. Coronary artery calcium score was measured using the Agatston method. We divided these patients into four groups: CACS 1-100 (Group A, n = 267), CACS 101-400 (Group B, n = 160), CACS 401-1000 (Group C, n = 110), and CACS >1000 (Group D, n = 87). In Group A, B, and C, the CACS in LAD was significantly higher than in the other three arteries (P < 0.0001). In Group D, the CACS was not significantly different between LAD and RCA (P = 0.6930). In Groups A, B, and C, coronary artery calcium (CAC) was more frequently found in LAD compared with other arteries (P < 0.0001). However, in Group D the prevalence of CAC was not significantly different among the three arteries (P = 0.4435). Coronary artery calcium was found more frequently in LAD than in the other coronary arteries in patients with mild to high CAC, but not in those with very high CAC.
冠状动脉粥样硬化的分布尚未完全阐明。我们对624例连续患者的右冠状动脉(RCA)、左主干(LMT)、左前降支冠状动脉(LAD)和左旋支冠状动脉(LCx)进行了冠状动脉钙化评分(CACS)测量,然后计算总CACS。采用阿加斯顿方法测量冠状动脉钙化评分。我们将这些患者分为四组:CACS 1 - 100(A组,n = 267)、CACS 101 - 400(B组,n = 160)、CACS 401 - 1000(C组,n = 110)和CACS>1000(D组,n = 87)。在A组、B组和C组中,LAD的CACS显著高于其他三支动脉(P < 0.0001)。在D组中,LAD和RCA的CACS无显著差异(P = 0.6930)。在A组、B组和C组中,与其他动脉相比,LAD中冠状动脉钙化(CAC)更常见(P < 0.0001)。然而,在D组中,三支动脉中CAC的患病率无显著差异(P = 0.4435)。在轻度至高度CAC患者中,LAD中发现冠状动脉钙化的频率高于其他冠状动脉,但在极高CAC患者中并非如此。