Coronary artery eccentricity
Coronary Angiography | |
General Principles | |
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Anatomy & Projection Angles | |
Normal Anatomy | |
Anatomic Variants | |
Projection Angles | |
Epicardial Flow & Myocardial Perfusion | |
Epicardial Flow | |
Myocardial Perfusion | |
Lesion Complexity | |
ACC/AHA Lesion-Specific Classification of the Primary Target Stenosis | |
Lesion Morphology | |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vanessa Cherniauskas, M.D. [2]
Overview
Definition
Coronary lesions were morphologically classified as follows by a consensus of the same three angiographers on the basis of qualitative analysis of each lesion in at least two projections:
Type | Definition | |
Concentric stenosis | Symmetric narrowing of a coronary artery. The borders of this lesion were smooth or only slightly irregular. | |
Eccentric stenosis | Asymmetric narrowing of a coronary artery. Two subgroups of eccentric lesions were categorized: Type I ccentric lesion: any asymmetric stenosis with smooth borders and a broad neck. Type II eccentric lesion: an asymmetric stenosis usually in the form of a convex intraluminal obstruction with a narrow base or neck due to one or more overhanging edges or borders that were very irregular or scalloped. | |
Multiple irregularities | Three or more serial and severe (≥70%) closely spaced obstructions in a coronary artery. This classification also included coronary arteries with severe diffuse irregularities or arteries in which the segment of a coronary artery between two severe obstructions also exhibited significant diffuse luminal irregularities. |