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Lead
Corewell Health West
This study is being performed to characterize the composition and morphologic characteristics of atherosclerotic coronary artery plaques with intra-coronary near-infrared spectroscopy and intravascular ultrasound in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Subject is at \> 18 years of age
2. Subject presents to the catheterization laboratory to undergo clinically-indicated, invasive coronary angiography
3. Subject is willing and able to provide informed written consent
4. Subject is found to have ≥ 1 severe coronary artery stenosis by invasive angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention is planned for definitive treatment or found to have ≥ 1 intermediate coronary artery stenosis and IVUS planned for lesion assessment
5. Coronary anatomy is deemed suitable for combined NIRS-IVUS by the interventional cardiologist performing invasive angiography and intervention
You may not be if
1. Subject is pregnant or suspected to be pregnant
2. Subject is unable to provide informed consent
3. Subject has coronary artery anatomy deemed by interventionalist as unsuitable for NIRS-IVUS
