Intravascular imaging for acute coronary syndrome
Intravascular imaging is crucial for managing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) by identifying atherothrombotic causes, detecting vulnerable plaques, and guiding percutaneous coronary interventions. Over the past decade, advances in imaging, post-processing, hybrid morphological and molecular techniques, artificial intelligence, and computational modelling have enhanced clinical applications. This review summarizes current intravascular imaging modalities, their utility in ACS patients, and future directions to facilitate their appropriate use in clinical practice.
Authors
- Shengxian Tu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9681-1067)
- Jigang Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6470-9794)
- Jiawen Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8818-6070)
- Zhiqing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9009-9785)
- Fu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7423-078X)
- Qingyue Tan
- Fan Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7760-2006)
- Sant Kumar
Institutions
- Creighton University (US)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Fudan University (CN)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Huadong Hospital (CN)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Cardiovascular Health
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44325-025-00052-y
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.02
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China