The aim of this study is to compare the relationship between the coronary artery calcification assessed by MDCT with the plaque characteristics and necrotic lipid core content of non-intervened coronary segments assessed with near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD).
A total of 60 patients, from a single center, who meet all of the study inclusion criteria and none of the study exclusion criteria will be prospectively enrolled in this study. Qualifying patients will be referred to the study site for clinically indicated, non-emergent cardiac catheterization with NIRS evaluation, either proceeded or followed by coronary artery calcium score (CACS) evaluation. Qualifying patients that are referred directly to cardiac catheterization with NIRS assessment secondary to symptoms or abnormal functional test will be sent for cardiac CACS assessment following the catheterization before discharge from the hospital. In this group, patients who require ad hoc PCI upon initial angiography will be excluded to avoid artifacts on CACS. In patients who are referred for a clinically indicated cardiac catheterization with IVUS evaluation within 3 months after MDCT with CACS, NIRS of at least two (2) major epicardial vessels will be completed prior to any (if necessary) coronary revascularization.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Correlation between CACS and LCBI
The primary endpoint for this study is individual patient level correlation between the total CACS of the entire coronary tree with the max LCBI4mm within the vessels imaged.
Time frame: maximum duration of 3 months between CACS and NIRS
Vessel level correlation of CACS and LCBI
Vessel level and individual coronary artery level (LM, LAD, LCx, RCA) analysis of CACS with max LCBI4mm and total LCBI for the vessel imaged
Time frame: maximum of 3 months between CACS and NIRS
Vessel level comparison of angiographic and IVUS parameters
Vessel level comparison of angiographic and IVUS parameters with yellow plaque defined by LCBI (both max LCBI4mm and total vessel LCBI)
Time frame: maximum of 3 months between CACS and NIRS
Segment level analysis of CACS, IVUS and lipid core plaque in patients with abnormal CT
In subset of patient where coronary angiography and NIRS is driven by patient with abnormal CT coronary angiogram, the CT angiographic parameters are utilized for Segment level analysis between the CACS, IVUS and lipid core plaque
Time frame: maximum of 3 months between CACS and NIRS
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