Plaque composition

Original Contribution

Translesional Fractional Flow Reserve is Related to Plaque Components in Coronary Artery Disease: A Study Combining Pressure Wire and NIRS-IVUS Analysis

09/01/2021

Uram Jin, MD¹; So-Yeon Choi, MD, PhD¹; Jisung Jung, MS¹; Jungil Lee, PhD²; Gary S. Mintz, MD³; Kyoung-Woo Seo, MD¹; Hyoung-Mo Yang, MD, PhD¹; Hong-Seok Lim, MD, PhD¹; Byoung-Joo Choi, MD¹; Myeong-Ho Yoon, MD, PhD¹; Joon-Han Shin, MD¹; Seung-Jea Tahk, MD, PhD¹

Uram Jin, MD1; So-Yeon Choi, MD, PhD...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between translesional pressure parameters (using a pressure wire) and plaque characteristics (using a combined near-infrared spectroscopy and intravascular ultrasound imaging catheter).

The aim of this study was to...

09/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparison of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden and Composition of Culprit Lesions Between Cigarette Smokers and Non-Smokers by In Vivo Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound

05/15/2015

Oluwaseyi Bolorunduro, MD, MPH¹; Colette Cushman, MD²; Deepak Kapoor, MD²; Kelsey Alexander, MD²; Jose Cuellar-Silva, MD²; Smith Giri, MD¹; Vincent Robinson, MD²; Uzoma N. Ibebuogu, MD¹

Oluwaseyi Bolorunduro, MD, MPH1; Col...

This study investigated the relationship between cigarette smoking and the development of vulnerable coronary artery plaque using virtual histology intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS) and showed that cigarette smoking was associated with an...

This study investigated the...

05/15/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology