Combined Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging of Pre-Existing Coronary Artery Stents
Author(s) -
Ryan D. Madder,
Mohsin Khan,
Mustafa Husaini,
Margaret Chi,
Sarah Dionne,
Stacie VanOosterhout,
Andrew Borgman,
John Collins,
Mark Jacoby
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.115.003576
Subject(s) - intravascular ultrasound , medicine , stent , radiology , ultrasound , cardiology
Neoatherosclerosis is an emerging phenomenon in which lipid-rich plaques (LRPs) develop within pre-existing stents. This study was undertaken to describe near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and intravascular ultrasound findings in pre-existing stents and to compare NIRS findings in pre-existing stents, in which an increased lipid signal has been speculated to indicate neoatherosclerosis, and NIRS findings in a control group of freshly implanted stents, in which any lipid signal originates from fibroatheroma under the stent.
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