The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of plaque disruption and to assess the composition of disrupted plaques in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and non-obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) using optical coherence tomography (OCT). Additionally, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) will be used to detect myocardial abnormalities, which will be correlated to OCT findings to gain insight into the mechanisms of MI in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (i.e. "open arteries").
In this single center, observational study, patients of both sexes with MI who are referred for cath will be enrolled. Those who have no obstructive CAD on clinically indicated coronary angiography, defined as no stenosis of \>50% in any major epicardial vessel, will undergo coronary OCT just after the clinically indicated diagnostic angiogram, and CMR within 1 week, typically within 72-96 hours. Participants will be followed for clinical events for at least 1 year. 20 fully eligble participants will be recruited at NYU Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center among a projected 200 enrolled patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
15
Optical coherence tomography (OCT): Intracoronary imaging for amount and type of plaque as well as plaque rupture, ulceration, dissection and/or thrombosis.
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR): MRI of the heart to identify areas of infarction (damage) and/or edema (smelling)
Gadolinium contrast will be administered during CMR
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, New York, United States
The prevalence of plaque disruption
Time frame: 1 Week
Prevalence and pattern of LGE and myocardial edema Prevalence of different plaque types according to OCT Proportion of patients with identifiable MI etiology based on study testing
Time frame: 1 week
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