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 , MD;

So-Yeon Choi , MD, PhD;

Jisung Jung , MS;

Jungil Lee , PhD;

Kyoung-Woo Seo , MD;

Hyoung-Mo Yang , MD, PhD;

Hong-Seok Lim , MD, PhD;

Byoung-Joo Choi , MD;

Myeong-Ho Yoon , MD, PhD;

Joon-Han Shin , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Seung-Jea Tahk , 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

Vincent Robinson , MD;

Deepak Kapoor , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Uzoma N. Ibebuogu , MD;

Oluwaseyi Bolorunduro , MD, MPH;

Colette Cushman , MD;

Kelsey Alexander , MD;

Jose Cuellar-Silva , MD;

Smith Giri , MD;

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