Sponsor study identifier
observational
2,714
1 country
1
Study Start
August 2010
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Primary Completion
April 2019
Actual (reported)Study Completion
April 2019
Actual (reported)Information will be collected prospectively in about 3,000 patients having Optical Coherence Tomography during cardiac catheterization. Subjects will be initially enrolled at sites outside of the United States, where Optical Coherence Tomography is approved by regulatory agencies. Subjects will be followed for up to 5 years.
Registry-reported information. Elapsed time and enrollment totals alone do not measure study progress or recruitment pace.
April 2019
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Dates and qualifiers reported by the registry. Estimated dates do not confirm that a milestone has occurred.
April 22, 2010
Actual (reported)April 26, 2010
Actual (reported)August 2010
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
April 2019
Actual (reported)April 2019
Actual (reported)Major adverse cardiac events (MACE)
1 year
Subjects who have intracoronary OCT imaging performed during cardiac catheterization are eligible for this registry. Subjects may be identified prior to or after cardiac catheterization and OCT imaging.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
Chmiel J, Andreaggi S, Kim S, McNulty I, Lee H, Banning AP, Bryniarski KL, Musialek P, Jang IK. Association Between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Pan-Coronary Plaque Burden, Phenotype, and Vulnerability: A 3-Vessel Imaging Study. JACC Adv. 2026 Jul 23:102983. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102983. Online ahead of print.
Scalamera R, Covani M, Andreaggi S, Kim S, Lee H, McNulty I, Benenati S, Niccoli G, Vergallo R, Porto I, Jang IK. Non-modifiable cardiovascular risk factors and coronary plaque characteristics in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Mar 27;27(4):733-742. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeag023.
Ik-Kyung Jang, M.D., Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
2,714 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
April 22, 2010
First Posted
April 26, 2010
Study Start
August 2010
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
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Seegers LM, Yeh DD, Wood MJ, Yonetsu T, Minami Y, Araki M, Nakajima A, Yuki H, Ako J, Soeda T, Kurihara O, Higuma T, Kimura S, Adriaenssens T, Nef HM, Lee H, McNulty I, Sugiyama T, Kakuta T, Jang IK. Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Culprit Plaque Characteristics in Women With Acute Coronary Syndromes. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Nov 15;207:13-20. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.152. Epub 2023 Sep 16.
Seegers LM, DeFaria Yeh D, Yonetsu T, Sugiyama T, Minami Y, Soeda T, Araki M, Nakajima A, Yuki H, Kinoshita D, Suzuki K, Niida T, Lee H, McNulty I, Nakamura S, Kakuta T, Fuster V, Jang IK. Sex Differences in Coronary Atherosclerotic Phenotype and Healing Pattern on Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Aug;16(8):e015227. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.123.015227. Epub 2023 Jul 28.
Yuki H, Kinoshita D, Suzuki K, Niida T, Nakajima A, Seegers LM, Vergallo R, Fracassi F, Russo M, Di Vito L, Bryniarski K, McNulty I, Lee H, Kakuta T, Nakamura S, Jang IK. Layered plaque and plaque volume in patients with acute coronary syndromes. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2023 Apr;55(3):432-438. doi: 10.1007/s11239-023-02788-9. Epub 2023 Mar 4.
Seegers LM, Araki M, Nakajima A, Yonetsu T, Minami Y, Ako J, Soeda T, Kurihara O, Higuma T, Kimura S, Adriaenssens T, Nef HM, Lee H, McNulty I, Sugiyama T, Kakuta T, Jang IK. Sex Differences in Culprit Plaque Characteristics Among Different Age Groups in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Jun;15(6):e011612. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.121.011612. Epub 2022 Jun 2.
Nakajima A, Araki M, Kurihara O, Minami Y, Soeda T, Yonetsu T, Higuma T, Kakuta T, McNulty I, Lee H, Malhotra R, Nakamura S, Jang IK. Predictors for Rapid Progression of Coronary Calcification: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Feb 2;10(3):e019235. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019235. Epub 2021 Jan 26.
Nakajima A, Minami Y, Araki M, Kurihara O, Soeda T, Yonetsu T, Wang Z, McNulty I, Lee H, Nakamura S, Jang IK. Optical Coherence Tomography Predictors for a Favorable Vascular Response to Statin Therapy. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Jan 5;10(1):e018205. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.018205. Epub 2020 Dec 19.
Araki M, Yonetsu T, Kurihara O, Nakajima A, Lee H, Soeda T, Minami Y, McNulty I, Uemura S, Kakuta T, Jang IK. Predictors of Rapid Plaque Progression: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Aug;14(8):1628-1638. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.08.014. Epub 2020 Sep 30.
Araki M, Soeda T, Kim HO, Thondapu V, Russo M, Kurihara O, Shinohara H, Minami Y, Higuma T, Lee H, Yonetsu T, Kakuta T, Jang IK. Spatial Distribution of Vulnerable Plaques: Comprehensive In Vivo Coronary Plaque Mapping. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Sep;13(9):1989-1999. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.01.013. Epub 2020 Mar 16.
Sugiyama T, Yamamoto E, Bryniarski K, Xing L, Fracassi F, Lee H, Jang IK. Coronary Plaque Characteristics in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Who Presented With Acute Coronary Syndromes. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Jul 13;7(14):e009245. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.009245.
Minami Y, Wang Z, Aguirre AD, Ong DS, Kim CJ, Uemura S, Soeda T, Lee H, Fujimoto J, Jang IK. Clinical Predictors for Lack of Favorable Vascular Response to Statin Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Serial Optical Coherence Tomography Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Nov 1;6(11):e006241. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006241.
Yamamoto E, Siasos G, Zaromytidou M, Coskun AU, Xing L, Bryniarski K, Zanchin T, Sugiyama T, Lee H, Stone PH, Jang IK. Low Endothelial Shear Stress Predicts Evolution to High-Risk Coronary Plaque Phenotype in the Future: A Serial Optical Coherence Tomography and Computational Fluid Dynamics Study. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Aug;10(8):e005455. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.117.005455.
Xing L, Higuma T, Wang Z, Aguirre AD, Mizuno K, Takano M, Dauerman HL, Park SJ, Jang Y, Kim CJ, Kim SJ, Choi SY, Itoh T, Uemura S, Lowe H, Walters DL, Barlis P, Lee S, Lerman A, Toma C, Tan JWC, Yamamoto E, Bryniarski K, Dai J, Zanchin T, Zhang S, Yu B, Lee H, Fujimoto J, Fuster V, Jang IK. Clinical Significance of Lipid-Rich Plaque Detected by Optical Coherence Tomography: A 4-Year Follow-Up Study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 May 23;69(20):2502-2513. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.03.556.
Ong DS, Lee JS, Soeda T, Higuma T, Minami Y, Wang Z, Lee H, Yokoyama H, Yokota T, Okumura K, Jang IK. Coronary Calcification and Plaque Vulnerability: An Optical Coherence Tomographic Study. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Jan;9(1):e003929. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.115.003929.
Vergallo R, Papafaklis MI, Yonetsu T, Bourantas CV, Andreou I, Wang Z, Fujimoto JG, McNulty I, Lee H, Biasucci LM, Crea F, Feldman CL, Michalis LK, Stone PH, Jang IK. Endothelial shear stress and coronary plaque characteristics in humans: combined frequency-domain optical coherence tomography and computational fluid dynamics study. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Nov;7(6):905-11. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.114.001932. Epub 2014 Sep 4.
Vergallo R, Joye R, Barlis P, Jia H, Tian J, Soeda T, Minami Y, Hu S, Dauerman HL, Toma C, Chan J, Lee H, Biasucci LM, Crea F, Jang IK. Bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin for residual thrombus burden: a frequency-domain optical coherence tomography study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Mar;85(4):575-82. doi: 10.1002/ccd.25631. Epub 2014 Aug 22.
Jia H, Abtahian F, Aguirre AD, Lee S, Chia S, Lowe H, Kato K, Yonetsu T, Vergallo R, Hu S, Tian J, Lee H, Park SJ, Jang YS, Raffel OC, Mizuno K, Uemura S, Itoh T, Kakuta T, Choi SY, Dauerman HL, Prasad A, Toma C, McNulty I, Zhang S, Yu B, Fuster V, Narula J, Virmani R, Jang IK. In vivo diagnosis of plaque erosion and calcified nodule in patients with acute coronary syndrome by intravascular optical coherence tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Nov 5;62(19):1748-58. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.071. Epub 2013 Jun 27.
Kato K, Yonetsu T, Jia H, Abtahian F, Vergallo R, Hu S, Tian J, Kim SJ, Lee H, McNulty I, Lee S, Uemura S, Jang Y, Park SJ, Mizuno K, Yu B, Jang IK. Nonculprit coronary plaque characteristics of chronic kidney disease. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 May 1;6(3):448-56. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.112.000165. Epub 2013 Mar 27.
Primary Completion
April 2019
Actual (reported)Study Completion
April 2019
Actual (reported)Last Updated
December 29, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-12
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