THE USE OF NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY TO IDENTIFY PATIENTS AT HIGH-RISK FOR PERI-PROCEDURAL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: RESULTS FROM THE COLOR REGISTRY

Peri-procedural myocardial infarction (peri-MI) is the result of distal embolization of lipid-core plaque debris and/or thrombus during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and is associated with short- and long-term adverse events. The COLOR Registry was a prospective, multicenter,