In vivo comparison between cardiac allograft vasculopathy and native atherosclerosis using near-infrared spectroscopy and intravascular ultrasound

Conclusion
NIRS-IVUS imaging demonstrated early and accelerated lipid accumulation with smaller plaque burden and less calcium in patients after heart transplant when compared with patients with native atherosclerosis.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - August 20, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zheng, B., Maehara, A., Mintz, G. S., Nazif, T. M., Waksman, Y., Qiu, F., Jaquez, L., Rabbani, L. E., Apfelbaum, M. A., Ali, Z. A., Dalton, K., Xu, K., Marboe, C. C., Mancini, D. M., Weisz, G. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research