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Meta-Analysis
. 2023 Apr;12(2):245-256.
doi: 10.1016/j.iccl.2022.10.006. Epub 2023 Jan 31.

The Ability of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Identify Vulnerable Patients and Plaques: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ronald D Bass  1 , Joseph Phillips  2 , Jorge Sanz Sánchez  3 , Priti Shah  4 , Stephen Sum  4 , Ron Waksman  5 , Hector M Garcia-Garcia  6
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Meta-Analysis

The Ability of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Identify Vulnerable Patients and Plaques: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ronald D Bass et al. Interv Cardiol Clin. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

Previous studies have analyzed the efficacy of near-infrared spectroscopy-derived lipid core burden index (LCBI) in quantifying and identifying high-risk plaques and patients at increased risk of future major adverse cardiac outcomes/major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. A maxLCBI4mm of 400 or greater seems to be an effective threshold for classifying at-risk plaques. This meta-analysis provides a more precise odds ratio with a narrow standard deviation that can be used to guide future studies.

Keywords: ACS; LRP; NIRS; Vulnerable plaque.

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