Patients & Families

Your physician may decide to use the InfraReDx NIR system to gather more information about the condition of your coronary arteries. Most patients will already be in the cardiac cath lab for diagnosis and treatment of a coronary artery problem when the physician decides to use this device. In most cases, the near-infrared scan will add no more than 10 minutes to the time required for the procedure and will not cause a significant increase in the risk of the procedure.

In most cases there is no pain associated with the use of the NIR system. However, occasionally, there may be mild discomfort which can be relieved immediately by removal of the device.

The basic reason that your physician will seek to utilize the InfraReDx system is to learn more about the extent to which atherosclerosis is affecting your major coronary arteries.