Is the lipid-core burden index (LCBI) measured using NIRS-IVUS associated with early progression of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in patients after heart transplantation?
Background: The association of the lipid-core burden index (LCBI), measured using near-infrared spectroscopy-intravascular ultrasound (NIRS–IVUS), with early progression of cardiac allograft vasculopathy remains unclear.
Otsuka et al. (Mon,) studied this question.