Journal
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
Volume 17, Issue 4, Pages 393-399Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev340
Keywords
near-infrared spectroscopy; lipid-rich plaque; vulnerable patient
Funding
- Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute
- Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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Aims A recent study demonstrated that intracoronary near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) findings in non-target vessels are associated with major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE). It is unknown whether NIRS findings at non-stented sites in target vessels are similarly associated with future MACCE. This study evaluated the association between large lipid-rich plaques (LRP) detected by NIRS at non-stented sites in a target artery and subsequent MACCE. Methods and results This study evaluated 121 consecutive registry patients undergoing NIRS imaging in a target artery. After excluding stented segments, target arteries were evaluated for a large LRP, defined as a maximum lipid core burden index in 4 mm (maxLCBI(4mm)) >= 400. Excluding events in stented segments, Cox regression analysis was performed to evaluate for an association between a maxLCBI(4mm) >= 400 and future MACCE, defined as all-cause mortality, non-fatal acute coronary syndrome, and cerebrovascular events. NIRS detected a maxLCBI(4mm) >= 400 in a non-stented segment of the target artery in 17.4% of patients. The only baseline clinical variable marginally associated with MACCE was ejection fraction (HR 0.96, 95% CI 0.93-1.00, P = 0.054). A maxLCBI(4mm >=)400 in a non-stented segment at baseline was significantly associated with MACCE during follow-up (HR 10.2, 95% CI 3.4-30.6, P < 0.001). Conclusion Detection of large LRP by NIRS at non-stented sites in a target artery was associated with an increased risk of future MACCE. These findings support ongoing prospective studies to further evaluate the ability of NIRS to identify vulnerable patients.
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