Abstract
Intravascular imaging modalities have an imperative role in contemporary cardiovascular research. Currently, there are several invasive imaging modalities available in the cardiac catheterization laboratory and new technologies are under development. In the current review, we aimed to provide an update on the research applications of contemporary intravascular imaging tools in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. For the purpose of this review, we separately discuss imaging tools for assessment of epicardial disease (fractional flow reserve and hyperemic stenosis resistance), microvascular function (coronary flow reserve, hyperemic microvascular resistance, and index of microcirculatory resistance), endothelial function, atherosclerotic plaque and vascular remodeling (intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence tomography, angioscopy, and near-infrared spectroscopy), and finally the emerging modalities (palpography and wall shear stress profiling).
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Abbreviations
- CAD:
-
Coronary artery disease
- CFR:
-
Coronary flow reserve
- FFR:
-
Fractional flow reserve
- hMRv :
-
Hyperemic myocardial resistance index
- HSR:
-
Hyperemic stenosis resistance index
- IMR:
-
Index of microcirculatory resistance
- IVUS:
-
Intravascular ultrasound
- NIRS:
-
Near-infrared spectroscopy
- OCT:
-
Optical coherence tomography
- WSS:
-
Wall shear stress
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Habib Samady receives research support from Volcano Corporation and St. Jude Medical, Inc.
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Eshtehardi, P., Luke, J., McDaniel, M.C. et al. Intravascular Imaging Tools in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: Comprehensive Assessment of Anatomy and Physiology. J. of Cardiovasc. Trans. Res. 4, 393–403 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12265-011-9272-4
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