Study Protocol for the Evaluation of Morphologic and Imaging Remodeling of Atherosclerotic Plaque Following Intravascular Lithotripsy in Peripheral Artery Disease
The primary outcome is the quantitative assessment of changes in plaque morphology and volume within the index target lesion, based on pre- and post-procedural computed tomography angiography using TeraRecon™ (Durham, NC, USA) plaque analysis module, reflecting plaque modification and redistribution, in the context of IVL-based vessel preparation. Secondary outcomes include improvement of peripheral arterial perfusion and freedom from clinically driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR) and major adverse events.
Authors
- Christos D. Karkos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4787-068X)
- Katerina Sidiropoulou
- Nikolaos Saratzis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7553-3870)
- Konstantinos Tigkiropoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2183-7160)
- Dimitrios Karamanos
- Athanasios Saratzis
Institutions
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- Papageorgiou General Hospital (GR)
- Ippokrateio General Hospital of Thessaloniki (GR)
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Published
- 2026-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15083073
- Primary Topic
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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