First-in-man use of intravascular near-infrared spectroscopy in the carotid arteries to characterize atherosclerotic plaque prior to carotid stenting

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Feb;8(2):e29-e31. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.11.029. Epub 2015 Jan 14.

Authors

Ryan D Madder¹, Amr E Abbas², Robert D Safian³

Affiliations

¹ Frederik Meijer Heart and Vascular Institute, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25596793
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.11.029

No abstract available

Keywords: carotid artery stenosis; lipid-core plaque; near-infrared spectroscopy.

MeSH terms

Carotid Arteries*
Carotid Stenosis / diagnosis*
Feasibility Studies
Humans
Plaque, Atherosclerotic / diagnosis*
Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared*
Stents