Saphenous vein graft near-infrared spectroscopy imaging insights from the lipid core plaque association with clinical events near-infrared spectroscopy (ORACLE-NIRS) registry

Autor: Emmanouil S. Brilakis, Aris Karatasakis, Erica Resendes, Pratik Kalsaria, Rahel Iwnetu, Barbara A. Danek, Aya Alame, Furqan Siddiqui, Amy Atwell, James E. Muller, Phuong Khanh J Nguyen-Trong, Subhash Banerjee, Michele Roesle, Jose Roberto Martinez-Parachini, Bavana V. Rangan, Judit Karacsonyi
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 89:E172-E180
ISSN: 1522-1946
Popis: Objectives We sought to examine near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) imaging findings of aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts (SVGs). Background SVGs are prone to develop atherosclerosis similar to native coronary arteries. They have received little study using NIRS. Methods We examined the clinical characteristics and imaging findings from 43 patients who underwent NIRS imaging of 45 SVGs at our institution between 2009 and 2016. Results The mean patient age was 67 ± 7 years and 98% were men, with high prevalence of diabetes mellitus (56%), hypertension (95%), and dyslipidemia (95%). Mean SVG age was 7 ± 7 years, mean SVG lipid core burden index (LCBI) was 53 ± 60 and mean maxLCBI4 mm was 194 ± 234. Twelve SVGs (27%) had lipid core plaques (2 yellow blocks on the block chemogram), with a higher prevalence in SVGs older than 5 years (46% vs. 5%, P = 0.002). Older SVG age was associated with higher LCBI (r = 0.480, P
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