Ik-Kyung Jang MD

Cardiology•Boston, MA

Interventional Cardiology

Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Michael and Kathryn Park Endowed Chair in Cardiology

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55 Fruit StGrb 843Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-9226
Fax+1 617-726-7419

Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989
Kyung Hee University College of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Comparison of DSCT With IB-IVUS and Angiography in the Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
The Massachusetts General Hospital Optical Coherence Tomography Registry Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
Completed
Significance of Antibodies to Heparin/Platelet Factor 4 Complex in Vein Graft Patency and Potential Role of Argatroban for Prevention of Vein Graft Occlusion Start of enrollment: 2010 Nov 01
Terminated
Phase 4
Evaluation of a Combined Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Catheter for Detection of Lipid Rich Plaque Start of enrollment: 2012 Jan 01
Terminated
Phase 4
Combined Use of Angiography, Optical Coherence Tomography and Intravascular Ultrasound in Evaluation of Pulmonary Vascular Structure and Function in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treated With Oral Bosentan Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
Withdrawn
Phase 4
Comparison of Ticagrelor Versus Clopidogrel on Residual Thrombus Burden During PCI: an OCT Study Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Withdrawn
Phase 4
Effect of Pretreatment With Ticagrelor on Residual Thrombus After PCI in Patients Presenting With ACS in Comparison With Delayed Treatment at the Time of PCI: an OCT Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Feb 01
Withdrawn
Phase 4
Identification of Predictors for Coronary Plaque Erosion in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 01
COMPLETED
Massachusetts General Hospital and Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital Coronary Imaging Collaboration Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 09
RECRUITING
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Vulnerable or High-Risk Plaque: A JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging Position Statement.
Rocco Vergallo, Seung-Jung Park, Gregg W Stone, David Erlinge, Italo Porto
JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2025-02-12
High-risk plaque features and perivascular inflammation.
Daisuke Kinoshita, Keishi Suzuki, Daichi Fujimoto, Takayuki Niida, Yoshiyasu Minami
Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2025-02-07
Relationship Between Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Vulnerability of Culprit Plaque Assessed by OCT in Patients With Established Coronary Artery Disease.
Daichi Fujimoto, Eisuke Usui, Rocco Vergallo, Daisuke Kinoshita, Keishi Suzuki
Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2025-01-01

Press Mentions

High-Risk Plaque: The Hidden Killer That Has Doctors DividedNovember 27th, 2023
Cardiac OCT: 20 Years from Bench to ErosionNovember 10th, 2018
Case 25-2018: A 63-Year-Old Man with SyncopeAugust 17th, 2018
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Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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