Publications
The innovative technology behind the Infraredx products, as well as the devices themselves, have been well reported in the scientific literature and at scientific meetings. Access those articles, posters, abstracts, and presentations via the links below.You may need Adobe Reader to access these files. A free download is available here.
Original Peer-Reviewed Publications
Detection of Lipid-Core Plaques by Intracoronary Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Identifies High Risk of Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction. Goldstein JA, Maini B, Dixon SR, et al. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2011;4:429-437Assessment of Plaque Composition with Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Goldstein JA, Madden SP, Sum ST, Dixon SR, Madder RD, Muller JE. Curr Cardiovas Imaging Rep 2011; 4: 298-308.
Detection of Lipid Core Coronary Plaques in Autopsy Specimens With a Novel Catheter-Based Near-Infrared Spectroscopy System. Gardner CM, Tan H, Hull EL, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Img, 2008; 1:638-648.
Residual Thrombogenic Substrate After Rupture of a Lipid-Rich Plaque: Possible Mechanism of Acute Stent Thrombosis.
Rahul Sakhuja R Suh WM, Jaffer FA, Jang I-K. Circulation 2010; 122: 2349-2350.
First use in patients of a combined near infra-red spectroscopy and intra-vascular ultrasound catheter to identify composition and structure of coronary plaque. Garg S, Serruys PW, Van der Ent M, et al. EuroIntervention 2010;5:755-6.
Reviews, Book Chapters, Letters, Editorials
Muller JE, Weissman NJ, Tuzcu EM, The Year In Intra-coronary Imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol Img. 2010;3;881-891.Sum S, Madden S, Hendricks M, Chartier S, Muller J. Near-infrared spectroscopy for the detection of lipid core coronary plaques. Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports. 2009;2(4):307-315.
Dixon S. Detecting Vulnerable Plaque. CathLab Digest. 2009;17(3):10.
Maini B. Clinical Coronary Chemograms and Lipid Core Containing Coronary Plaques. J Am Coll Cardiol Img. 2008;1(5):689-690.
Moreno PR, Marshik B, Muller JE. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. In: Virmani R, Narula J, Leon M, Willerson J, eds. The Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque: Strategies for Diagnosis and Management. Malden, MA: Blackwell Futura; 2007:257-262.
Abstracts
Maini B, Brilakis E, Kim M, Hendricks MJ, Madden SP, Sum S, Muller JE, Rizik D, Dixon S. Association of large lipid core plaque detected by near infrared spectroscopy with post percutaneous coronary intervention myocardial infarction. (ACC 2010) J Am Coll Cardiol 2010.;55;A179.E1672.Hoang KC, Thompson CD, Patel PM, Hendricks MJ, Wong ND, Kern MJ. Association of modified SYNTAX score with NIRS lipid core coronary plaque assessment in patients with coronary artery disease: Data from the COLOR registry (SCAI 2010). The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Meeting 2010.
Hoang KC, Thompson CD, Patel PM, Hendricks MJ, Wong ND, Kern MJ. Association of serum lipids with NIRS lipid core coronary plaque burden in patients with coronary artery disease: Data from the COLOR registry (SCAI 2010). The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Meeting 2010.
Madder RD, Pica MC, Goldstein JA, Dixon SR. Frequency of lipid-core plaque in culprit and non-culprit lesions by intra-coronary near-infrared spectroscopy (TCT2010). J Am Coll Cardiol 2010. Salvatore B, Garcia-Garcia HM, Diletti R, Wykrzykowska J, Ligthart J, de Boer S, Serruys PW. Correlation between near-infrared spectroscopy and intravascular ultrasound with virtual histology in the evaluation of coronary Atherosclerosis: from a single center experience (TCT 2010). J Am Coll Cardiol 2010.
Madden SP, Burka M, He Z, Sum S, Muller JE. Combined Intravascular Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Ultrasound for Characterization of Lipid Core Coronary Plaque. Eastern Analytical Symposium Nov 2010.
Hanson ID, Madder RD, Bilolikar AN, Pica M, Dixon S, Goldstein JA. Features of Plaque Disruption by Coronary CT Angiography Are Associated with Lipid Core Plaque by Intra-coronary Near-infrared Spectroscopy (AHA 2010)