Infraredx-Related Publications
Original Peer-Reviewed Articles
1. Pu J, Mintz GS, Biro S, et al. Insights Into Echo-Attenuated Plaques, Echolucent Plaques, and Plaques With Spotty Calcification: Novel Findings From Comparisons Among Intravascular Ultrasound, Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, and Pathological Histology in 2,294 Human Coronary Artery Segments. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;63(21):2220-2233.
2. Ueda Y, Matsuo K, Nishimoto Y, et al. Detection of yellow plaque by near-infrared spectroscopy - Comparison with coronary angiography in a case of no-flow phenomenon during coronary intervention. J Cardiol Cases. 2014. [In press]
3. Madder RD, Wohns DH, Muller JE. Detection by Intracoronary Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of Lipid Core Plaque at Culprit Sites in Survivors of Cardiac Arrest. J Invasive Cardiol. 2014;26(2):78-79.
4. Madder RD, Goldstein JA, Madden SP, et al. Detection by Near-infrared Spectroscopy of Large Lipid Core Plaques at Culprit Sites in Patients with Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2013. 6 (8):838-846.
5. de Boer SP, Brugaletta S, Garcia-Garcia HM, et al. Determinants of high cardiovascular risk in relation to plaque-composition of a non-culprit coronary segment visualized by near-infrared spectroscopy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Eur Heart J. 2013 Sep 12. [Epub ahead of print]
6. Choi BJ, Prasad A, Gulati R, et al. Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Early Coronary Artery Disease is Associated with the Increase in Intravascular Lipid Core Plaque. Eur Heart J. 2013. July; 34 (27): 2047-2054.
7. Yonetsu T, Suh W, Abtahian F, Kato K, Vergallo R, Kim SJ, Jia H, McNulty I, Lee H, Jang IK. Comparison of near-infrared spectroscopy and optical coherence tomography for detection of lipid. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Jun 19.
8. Ali ZA, Roleder T, Narula J, et al. Increased Thin-Cap Neoatheroma and Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction in Drug-Eluting Stent Restenosis Multimodality Intravascular Imaging of Drug-Eluting and Bare-Metal Stents. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print]
9. Maini A, Buyantseva L, Maini B. In vivo lipid core plaque modification with percutaneous coronary revascularization: a near-infrared spectroscopy study. J Invasive Cardiol. 2013 Jun;25(6):293-5.
10. Townsend JC, Steinberg DH, Nielsen CD, et al. Comparison of Lipid Deposition at Coronary Bifurcations Versus at Non-bifurcation Portions of Coronary Arteries as Determined by Near-infrared Spectroscopy. Am J Cardiol. 2013. 112 (3):369-372.
11. Kini AS, Baber U, Kovacic JC, et al. Changes in Plaque Lipid Content After Short-Term Intensive Versus Standard Statin Therapy: The YELLOW Trial (Reduction in Yellow Plaque by Aggressive Lipid-Lowering Therapy). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013; 62(1):21-29.
12. Sharma R, Roleder T, Ali Z, et al. Lipid-Rich Versus Fibrous Intimal Hyperplasia in Transplant Vasculopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol Img. 2013; 6(1): 126-127.
13. Patel D, Hamamdzic D, Llano R, et al. Subsequent Development of Fibroatheromas With Inflamed Fibrous Caps Can Be Predicted by Intracoronary Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2013;33:347-353. [Epub 3 Jan 2013]
14. Papayannis AC, Abdel-Karim AR, Mahmood A, et al. Association of coronary lipid core plaque with intrastent thrombus formation: A Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography Study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Feb;81(3);488-493. [Epub 10 Jan 2012]
15. Brugaletta S, Garcia-Garcia HM, Serruys PW, et al. Distance of Lipid Core-Rich Plaques From The Ostium By NIRS In Nonculprit Coronary Arteries. J Am Coll Cardiol Img. 2012;3:297-9.
16. Mostofsky E, Maclure M, Sherwood JB, Tofler GH, Muller JE, Mittleman MA. Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction After the Death of a Significant Person in One's Life: The Determinants of Myocardial Infarction Onset Study. Circulation. 2012;125: 491-496.
17. Brilakis ES, Abdel-Karim AR, Maini B, et al. Embolic Protection Device Utilization During Stenting of Native Coronary Artery Lesions with Large Lipid Core Plaques As Detected By Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Dec 1;80(7):1157-62.
18. Madder RD, Smith JL, Dixon SR, Goldstein JA. Composition of Target Lesions by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Versus Stable Angina. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2012;5:55-61.
19. Zynda TK, Thompson CD, Hoang KC, et al. Disparity between Angiographic Coronary Lesion Complexity and Lipid Core Plaques Assessed by Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2013;81(3):529-537. [Epub 25 Apr 2012]
20. Dixon SR, Grines CL, Munir A, et al. Analysis of Target Lesion Length Prior to Coronary Artery Stenting Using Angiography and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy versus Angiography Alone: Implications for Complete Lesion Coverage. Am J Cardiol. 2012;109:60-66.
21. Raghunathan D, Abdel-karim A, Papyannis A, et al. Relation between the Presence and Extent of Coronary Lipid Core Plaques Detected by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy with Postpercutaneous Intervention Myocardial Infarction. Am J Cardiol. 2011; 107:1613-1618.
22. Goldstein JA, Maini B, Dixon SR, Brilakis et al. Detection of Lipid-core Plaques by Intra-coronary Near-infrared Spectroscopy Identifies High Risk of Peri-Procedural Myocardial Infarction. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Oct 1;4(5):429-37.
23. Madder RD, Steinberg DH, Anderson RD. Multimodality Direct Coronary Imaging with Combined Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Intravascular Ultrasound: Initial US Experience. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv.2013 Feb;81(3):551-7. [Epub 2012 Jan 10]
24. Brugaletta S, Garcia-Garcia HM, Serruys PW, et al. NIRS and IVUS for Characterization of Atherosclerosis in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography. J Am Coll Cardiol Img. 2011;4;647-655.
25. Papayannis AC, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES. Multimodality imaging of a myocardial infarction culprit lesion. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2011 Nov;52(6):536-7.
26. Pu J, Mintz GS, Brilakis ES, et al. In vivo characterization of coronary plaques: novel findings from comparing greyscale and virtual histology intravascular ultrasound and near-infrared spectroscopy. Eur Heart J. 2012 Feb;33(3):372-83. [Epub 20 Oct 2011]
27. Garg S, Serruys PW, van der Ent M, et al: First use in patients of a combined near infra-red spectroscopy and intra-vascular ultrasound catheter to identify composition and structure of coronary plaque. EuroIntervention. 2010;5:755-756.
28. Schultz C, Serruys PW, van der Ent M, et al. First-In-Man Clinical Use of Combined Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Intravascular Ultrasound: - a potential key to predict distal embolization and no reflow? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010; 56:314.
29. Garcia B A, Wood F, Cipher D, Banerjee S, Brilakis E S. Reproducibility of near-infrared spectroscopy for the detection of lipid core coronary plaques and observed changes after coronary stent implantation. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010;76(3):359–365.
30. Abdel-karim A-R, Rangan BV, Banerjee S Brilakis ES. Inter-catheter reproducibility of near-infrared spectroscopy for the in-vivo detection of coronary lipid core coronary plaque. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Apr 1;77(5):657-61. [Epub 8Mar 2011]
31. Wood FO, Badhey N, Garcia B, et al. Analysis of saphenous vein graft lesion composition using near-infrared spectroscopy and intravascular ultrasonography with virtual histology. Atherosclerosis. October 2010; 212(2): 528-533.
32. Sakhuja R, Suh W, Jaffer FA, Jang IK. Residual Thrombogenic Substrate After Rupture of a Lipid-Rich Plaque: Possible Mechanism of Acute Stent Thrombosis? Cirulation. 2010;122:2349-2350.
33. Saeed B, Banerjee S, Brilakis E. Slow flow after stenting of a coronary lesion with a large lipid core plaque detected by near-infrared spectroscopy. EuroIntervention. 2010;6:545.
34. Wentzel JJ, van der Giessen AG, Garg S, et al. In vivo 3D distribution of lipid-core plaque in human coronary artery as assessed by fusion of near infrared spectroscopy-intravascular ultrasound and multislice computed tomography scan. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010 Nov 1;3(6):e6-7.
35. Waxman S, Simon R. Dixon, L'Allier P, et al. In Vivo Validation of a Catheter-Based Near-Infrared Spectroscopy System for Detection of Lipid Core Coronary Plaques: Initial Results of the SPECTACL Study. J Am Coll Cardiol Img. 2009;2:858-868.
36. Goldstein JA, Grines C, Fischell T, et al. Coronary embolization following balloon dilation of lipid-core plaques J Am Coll Cardiol Img.2009;2:1420-1424.
37. Gardner CM, Tan H, Hull EL, et al. Detection of Lipid Core Coronary Plaques in Autopsy Specimens With a Novel Catheter-Based Near-Infrared Spectroscopy System. J Am Coll Cardiol Img. 2008;1(5):638-648.
38. Waxman S, Khabbaz K, Connolly R, et al. Intravascular imaging of atherosclerotic human coronaries in a porcine model: a feasibility study. The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging (formerly Cardiac Imaging). 2008;24(1):37-44.
39. Cheruvu PK, Finn AV, Gardner CM, et al. Frequency and Distribution of Thin-Cap Fibroatheroma and Ruptured Plaques in Human Coronary Arteries: A Pathologic Study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007;50(10):940-949.
40. Bosch JL, Beinfeld MT, Muller JE, Brady T, Gazelle GS. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Hypothetical Catheter-Based Strategy for the Detection and Treatment of Vulnerable Coronary Plaques with Drug-Eluting Stents. J Interv Cardiol. 2005;18(5):339-349.
41. Moreno PR, Purushothaman KR, Fuster V, et al. Plaque Neovascularization Is Increased in Ruptured Atherosclerotic Lesions of Human Aorta Implications for Plaque Vulnerability. Circulation. 2004;110:2032-2038.
42. Schaar JA, Muller JE, Falk E, et al. Terminology for high-risk and vulnerable coronary artery plaques. Report of a meeting on the vulnerable plaque, June 17 and 18, 2003, Santorini, Greece. Eur Heart J. 2004;25(12):1077-82.
43. Moreno P, Muller J. Detection of High-Risk Atherosclerotic Coronary Plaques by Intravascular Spectroscopy. J Interv Cardiol. 2003;16(3):243-252.
44. Urbas A, Manning MW, Daugherty A, et al. Near-Infrared Spectrometry of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the ApoE-/- Mouse. Anal Chem. 2003;75(14):3318-3323.
45. Neumeister V, Scheibe M, Lattke P, Jaross W. Determination of the cholesterol–collagen ratio of arterial atherosclerotic plaques using near infrared spectroscopy as a possible measure of plaque stability. Atherosclerosis. 2002;165(2):251-257.
46. Moreno PR, Lodder RA, Purushothaman KR, et al. Detection of Lipid Pool, Thin Fibrous Cap, and Inflammatory Cells in Human Aortic Atherosclerotic Plaques by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Circulation. 2002;105(8):923-927.
47. Wang J, Geng Y, Guo B, et al. Near-infrared spectroscopic characterization of human advanced atherosclerotic plaques. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39(8):1305-1313.
48. Jaross W, Neumeister V, Lattke P, Schuh D. Determination of cholesterol in atherosclerotic plaques using near infrared diffuse reflection spectroscopy. Atherosclerosis. 1999;147(2):327-337.
49. Waxman S, Mittleman M, Zarich S, et al. Angioscopic assessment of coronary lesions underlying thrombosis. Am J Cardiol. 1997;79:1106-1109.
50. Muller JE, Mittleman M, Maclure M, et al. Triggering of myocardial infarction by sexual activity: Low absolute risk and prevention by regular physical exertion. . J Am Med Assoc. 1996;275:1405-1409.
51. Waxman S, Sassower M, Mittleman M, et al. Angioscopic predictors of early adverse outcome after coronary angioplasty in patients with unstable angina and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction. Circulation. 1996;93:2106-2113.
52. Mittleman M, Maclure M, Sherwood J, et al. Triggering of acute myocardial infarction onset by episodes of anger. Circulation. 1995;92:1720-1725.
53. Muller JE, Abela G, Nesto R, Tofler G. Triggers, acute risk factors, and vulnerable plaques: The lexicon of a new frontier. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1994;23:809-813.
54. Cassis LA, Lodder RA. Near-IR imaging of atheromas in living arterial tissue. Anal Chem. 1993;65(9):1247-1256.
55. Mittleman M, Maclure M, Tofler G, et al. Triggering of acute myocardial infarction by heavy physical exertion: Protection against triggering by regular exertion. N Engl J Med. 1993;329:1677-1683.
56. Willich S, Goldberg R, Maclure M, Perriello L, Muller JE. Increased onset of sudden cardiac death in the first three hours after awakening. Am J Cardiol. 1992;70:65-68.
57. Lodder RA, Cassis L, Ciurczak EW. Arterial Analysis with a Novel Near-IR Fiber-Optic Probe. Spectroscopy.1990;5:12-17.
58. Tofler G, Stone PH, Maclure M, et al. Analysis of possible triggers of acute myocardial infarction (The MILIS Study). Am J Cardiol. 1990;66:22-27.
59. Lodder RA, Hieftje GM, Moorehead W, et al. Assessment of the feasibility of determination of cholesterol and other blood constituents by near-infrared reflectance analysis. Talanta. 1989;36:193-198.
60. Marler J, Price T, Clark G, et al. Morning increase of stroke onset. Stroke. 1989;20:473-476.
61. Muller JE, Tofler GH, Stone PH. Circadian variation and triggers of onset of acute cardiovascular disease. Circulation. 1989;79:733-743.
62. Muller JE, Tofler G, Edelman E. Probable triggers of onset of acute myocardial infarction. Clin Cardiol. 1989;12:473.
63. Muller JE, Ludmer P, Willich S, et al. Circadian variation in the frequency of sudden cardiac death. Circulation. 1987;75:131-138
64. Tofler G, Brezinski D, Schafer A, et al. Concurrent morning increase in platelet aggregability and the risk of myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. N Engl J Med. 1987;316:1514-1518.
65. Willich S, Levy D, Rocco M, et al. Circadian variation in the incidence of sudden cardiac death in the Framingham Heart Study population. Am J Cardiol. 1987;60:801-806.
66. Muller JE, Stone PH, Turi Z, et al. Circadian variation in the frequency of onset of acute myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med. 1985;313:1315-1322.
Reviews, Book Chapters, Letters, and Editorials
1. Hanson I, Dixon S, Goldstein J. Assessing coronary target lesion length: the Goldilocks approach. Future Cardiol. 2014 Mar;10(2):179-82.
2. Tomey MI, Narula J, Kovacic JC. Advances in the Understanding of Plaque Composition and Treatment Options: Year in Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Apr 29;63(16):1604-1616.[Epub 2014 Feb 26]
3. Fenning RS, Wilensky RL. New insights into the vulnerable plaque from imaging studies. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2014 Mar;16(3):397. [Epub 30 Jan 2014]
4. Mintz GS. Beyond Greyscale IVUS assessment of progression/regression: it should be simple, but it's not. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014. [Epub 20 Jan 2014]
5. Madder R, Busman M, Banga S. Plaque Characterization to Identify Patients at High Risk of Acute Complications During PCI. Intervent Cardiol. 2013 Dec;5(6):663-672.
6. Nadkarni SK. Optical measurement of arterial mechanical properties: from atherosclerotic plaque initiation to rupture. J Biomed Opt. 2013 Dec 1;18(12):121507.
7. Patel VG, Brayton KM, Mintz GS, Maehara A, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES. Intracoronary and noninvasive imaging for prediction of distal embolization and periprocedural myocardial infarction during native coronary artery percutaneous intervention. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Nov 1;6(6):1102-14.
8. Giugliano RP, Braunwald E, The Year in Acute Coronary Syndrome, J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Oct 31.[Epub ahead of print]
9. Jaguszewski M, Klingenberg R, Landmesser U. Intracoronary Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Imaging for Detection of Lipid Content of Coronary Plaques: Current Experience and Future Perspectives. Curr Cardiovasc Imaging Rep. 2013. [published online 17 Aug 2013].
10. Goldstein, JA. Intravascular Characterization of Vulnerable Coronary Plaque. In: Kern, MJ editor. 2nd Edition, SCAI Interventional Cardiology Board Review. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2013: 96-104.
11. Block PC. Crouching Tiger, Lipid Plaque. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv.2013;81(3):538-539.
12. Sanon S, Dao T, Sanon VP, Chilton R. Imaging of vulnerable plaques using near-infrared spectroscopy for risk stratification of atherosclerosis. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2013 Feb;15(2):304.