In April 2008, a coronary catheter based imaging system, LipiScan, was cleared by the FDA for use in detecting lipid core containing containing plaques of interest (LCP). These plaques are rich in cholesterol. The way that cholesterol and other lipids deposit with the coronary artery is unique to each patient. This study is an organized attempt to observe the LCP and the variety of ways that it presents in patients as detected by this recently approved device. This information will be used for physician training and to observe the behavior of the LCP in response to no therapy and currently approved therapies. The purpose of this project is further medical knowledge of the LCP and its treatment.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2,067
Intravascular imaging with a catheter based spectroscopy system.
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
Gilbert, Arizona, United States
Scottsdale Healthcare
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
University of California Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California, United States
San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
San Francisco, California, United States
University of Florida, Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Pepin Heart Hospital
Tampa, Florida, United States
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Washington Adventist Hospital
Takoma Park, Maryland, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
...and 12 more locations
Identify associations of LCP with angiographic or symptomatic presentation of coronary artery disease in a catheterization laboratory population
Time frame: after completion of the study - during data analysis
Identification of associations that LCP or the Lipid Core Burden Index (LCBI) may have with atherosclerosis appearance, progression, regression, and/or cardiac event
Time frame: Upto 2 years post procedure(baseline)
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