Near-infrared spectroscopy predicts events in men and women: Results from the Lipid Rich Plaque study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Lipid Rich Plaque (LRP) study demonstrated that near-infrared spectroscopy imaging of non-obstructive lesions identified patients and segments at higher risk for subsequent non-culprit major adverse cardiac events (NC-MACE). Whether this is true for both men and women is not known. In this post hoc analysis of the LRP study, we sought to investigate whether the maximum 4-mm Lipid Core Burden Index (maxLCBI_4mm) was of similar predictive value in men and women for NC-MACE.

Methods

Patients with an evaluable maxLCBI_4mm were stratified on the basis of sex at birth. A Cox proportional-hazards model was used to assess the predictive value of maxLCBI_4mm on future NC-MACE at the patient and plaque levels. The primary endpoint wa

SUBMITTER: Mensink FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8914327 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature