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Fezzi S, Del Sole PA, Burzotta F, Leone AM, Ding D, Terentes-Printzios D, Trani C, Bonizzi L, Sgreva S, Andreaggi S, Huang J, Pesarini G, Tavella D, Prado G, Vicerè A, Oikonomou D, Gkini KP, Galante D, Tsioufis K, Vlachopoulos C, Wijns W, Ribichini F, Tu S, Scarsini R. Angiography-derived physiological patterns of coronary artery disease: implications with post-stenting physiology and long-term clinical outcomes. Clin Res Cardiol 2024:10.1007/s00392-024-02500-8. [PMID: 39102003 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-024-02500-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Physiological patterns of coronary artery disease (CAD) have emerged as potential determinants of functional results of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and of vessel-oriented clinical outcomes (VOCE). OBJECTIVES In this study, we evaluated the impact of angiography-derived physiological patterns of CAD on post-PCI functional results and long-term clinical outcomes. METHODS Pre-PCI angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR) virtual pullbacks were quantitatively interpreted and used to determine the physiological patterns of CAD. Suboptimal post-PCI physiology was defined as an angiography-derived FFR value ≤ 0.91. The primary endpoint was the occurrence of VOCE at the longest available follow-up. RESULTS Six hundred fifteen lesions from 516 patients were stratified into predominantly focal (n = 322, 52.3%) and predominantly diffuse (n = 293, 47.7%). Diffuse pattern of CAD was associated with lower post-PCI angiography-derived FFR values (0.91 ± 0.05 vs. 0.94 ± 0.05; p = 0.001) and larger rate of suboptimal post-PCI physiology (43.0 vs. 22.7%; p = 0.001), as compared to focal CAD. At the median follow-up time of 37 months (33-58), post-PCI suboptimal physiology was related to a higher risk of VOCE (16.2% vs. 7.6%; HR: 2.311; 95% CI 1.410-3.794; p = 0.0009), while no significant difference was noted according to baseline physiological pattern. In diffuse disease, the use of intracoronary imaging was associated with a lower incidence of long-term VOCE (5.1% vs 14.8%; HR: 0.313, 95% CI 0.167-0.614, p = 0.030). CONCLUSIONS Suboptimal post-PCI physiology is observed more often in diffusely diseased arteries and it is associated with higher risk of VOCE at follow-up. The use of intravascular imaging might improve clinical outcomes in the setting of diffuse CAD.
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- Simone Fezzi
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale A. Stefani 1, Verona, Italy
- The Smart Sensors Laboratory and Curam, The Lambe Institute for Translational Medicine, Univesity of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale A. Stefani 1, Verona, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- The Smart Sensors Laboratory and Curam, The Lambe Institute for Translational Medicine, Univesity of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Affiliated Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- First Department of Cardiology, Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale A. Stefani 1, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale A. Stefani 1, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale A. Stefani 1, Verona, Italy
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- The Smart Sensors Laboratory and Curam, The Lambe Institute for Translational Medicine, Univesity of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Affiliated Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale A. Stefani 1, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale A. Stefani 1, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale A. Stefani 1, Verona, Italy
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- First Department of Cardiology, Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Cardiology, Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- First Department of Cardiology, Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Cardiology, Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- The Smart Sensors Laboratory and Curam, The Lambe Institute for Translational Medicine, Univesity of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale A. Stefani 1, Verona, Italy
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- Biomedical Instrument Institute, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Piazzale A. Stefani 1, Verona, Italy.
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Sciagrà R, Linguanti F. All that glisters is not gold: the elusive difference between statistics and pathophysiology. J Nucl Cardiol 2023; 30:2003-2005. [PMID: 37142880 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-023-03268-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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- Roberto Sciagrà
- Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy.
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- Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy
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Dai N, Zhang B, Gong Z, Dong Z, Tang X, Yu H, Gu T, Duan S, Qian J, Shi H, Ge J. Quantitative flow ratio derived pullback pressure gradient and CZT-SPECT measured longitudinal flow gradient for hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease. J Nucl Cardiol 2023; 30:1992-2002. [PMID: 36929292 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-023-03245-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Whether physiological coronary diffuseness assessed by quantitative flow reserve (QFR) pullback pressure gradient (PPG) correlates with longitudinal myocardial blood flow (MBF) gradient and improves diagnostic performances for myocardial ischemia remains unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS MBF was measured in mL g-1 min-1 with 99mTc-MIBI CZT-SPECT at rest and stress, corresponding myocardial flow reserve (MFR = MBF stress/MBF rest) and relative flow reserve (RFR = MBF stenotic area/MBF reference) were calculated. Longitudinal MBF gradient was defined as apical and basal left ventricle MBF gradient. △longitudinal MBF gradient was calculated by longitudinal MBF gradient at stress and rest. QFR-PPG was acquired from virtual QFR pullback curve. QFR-PPG significantly correlated with hyperemic longitudinal MBF gradient (r = 0.45, P = 0.007) and △longitudinal MBF gradient (stress-rest) (r = 0.41, P = 0.016). Vessels with lower RFR had lower QFR-PPG (0.72 vs. 0.82, P = 0.002), hyperemic longitudinal MBF gradient (1.14 vs. 2.22, P = 0.003) and △longitudinal MBF gradient (0.50 vs. 1.02, P = 0.003). QFR-PPG, hyperemic longitudinal MBF gradient and △longitudinal MBF gradient showed comparable diagnostic performances for predicting decreased RFR (area under curve [AUC]: 0.82 vs. 0.81 vs. 0.75, P = NS) or QFR (AUC: 0.83 vs. 0.72 vs. 0.80, P = NS). In addition, QFR-PPG and QFR in combination showed incremental value compared with QFR for predicting RFR (AUC = 0.83 vs. 0.73, P = 0.046, net reclassification index = 0.508, P = 0.001). CONCLUSION QFR-PPG significantly correlated with longitudinal MBF gradient and △longitudinal MBF gradient when used for physiological coronary diffuseness assessment. All three parameters had high accuracy in predicting RFR or QFR. Adding physiological diffuseness assessment increased accuracy for predicting myocardial ischemia.
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- Neng Dai
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical School of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Caullery B, Riou L, Barone-Rochette G. Coronary Angiography Upgraded by Imaging Post-Processing: Present and Future Directions. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13111978. [PMID: 37296830 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13111978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Advances in computer technology and image processing now allow us to obtain from angiographic images a large variety of information on coronary physiology without the use of a guide-wire as a diagnostic information equivalent to FFR and iFR but also information allowing for the performance of a real virtual percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and finally the ability to obtain information to optimize the results of PCI. With specific software, it is now possible to have a real upgrading of invasive coronary angiography. In this review, we present the different advances in this field and discuss the future perspectives offered by this technology.
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- Benoit Caullery
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, INSERM, CHU Grenoble Alpes, LRB, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, 38000 Grenoble, France
- University Grenoble Alpes, INSERM, CHU Grenoble Alpes, LRB, 38000 Grenoble, France
- French Clinical Research Infrastructure Network, 75018 Paris, France
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Hwang D, Park SH, Koo BK. Ischemia With Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Concept, Assessment, and Management. JACC. ASIA 2023; 3:169-184. [PMID: 37181394 PMCID: PMC10167523 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2023.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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In daily clinical practice, physicians often encounter patients with angina or those with evidence of myocardial ischemia from noninvasive tests but not having obstructive coronary artery disease. This type of ischemic heart disease is referred to as ischemia with nonobstructive coronary arteries (INOCA). INOCA patients often suffer from recurrent chest pain without adequate management and are associated with poor clinical outcomes. There are several endotypes of INOCA, and each endotype should be treated based on its specific underlying mechanism. Therefore, identifying INOCA and discriminating its underlying mechanisms are important issues and of clinical interest. Invasive physiologic assessment is the first step in the diagnosis of INOCA and discriminating the underlying mechanism; additional provocation tests help physicians identify the vasospastic component in INOCA patients. Comprehensive information acquired from these invasive tests can provide a template for mechanism-specific management for patients with INOCA.
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- Doyeon Hwang
- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Geng L, Shi X, Yuan Y, Du P, Gao L, Wang Y, Li J, Guo W, Huang Y, Zhang Q. Anatomical and Functional Discrepancy in Diabetic Patients With Intermediate Coronary Lesions - An Intravascular Ultrasound and Quantitative Flow Ratio Study. Circ J 2023; 87:320-328. [PMID: 36104251 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-22-0238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Data regarding the performance of computational fractional flow reserve in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) remain scarce. This study sought to explore the impact of DM on quantitative flow ratio (QFR) and its association with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-derived anatomical references. METHODS AND RESULTS IVUS and QFR were retrospectively analyzed in 237 non-diabetic and 93 diabetic patients with 250 and 102 intermediate lesions, respectively. Diabetics were further categorized based on adequate (HbA1c <7.0%: 47 patients with 53 lesions) or poor (HbA1c ≥7.0%: 46 patients with 49 lesions) glycemic control. Lesions with QFR ≤0.8 or minimum lumen area (MLA) ≤4.0 mm2and plaque burden (PB, %) ≥70 were considered functionally or anatomically significant, respectively. PB increased, and MLA decreased stepwise across non-diabetics, diabetics with adequate glycemic control and those with poor glycemic control. In contrast, QFR was similar among the 3 groups. PB correlated significantly with the QFR for lesions in non-diabetics, but not for lesions in diabetics. DM was independently correlated with the functionally non-significant lesions (QFR >0.8) with high-risk IVUS features (MLA ≤4.0 mm2and PB ≥70; OR 2.053, 95% CI: 1.137-3.707, P=0.017). When considering the effect of glycemic control, HbA1c was an independent predictor of anatomical-functional discordance (OR 1.347, 95% CI: 1.089-1.667, P=0.006). CONCLUSIONS Anatomical-functional discordance of intermediate coronary lesions assessed by IVUS and QFR is exacerbated in patients with diabetes, especially when glycemia is poorly controlled.
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- Liang Geng
- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University
- Department of Cardiology, JI'AN Hospital, Shanghai East Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University
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- Department of Cardiology, Baoshan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University
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Dai N, Chen Z, Zhou F, Zhou Y, Hu N, Duan S, Wang W, Yu Y, Zhang L, Qian J, Ge J. Association of Lipoprotein (a) With Coronary-Computed Tomography Angiography-Assessed High-Risk Coronary Disease Attributes and Cardiovascular Outcomes. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2022; 15:e014611. [PMID: 36503252 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.122.014611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a risk factor for cardiovascular events. This study evaluated the relationship between Lp(a) and high-risk attributes by coronary computed tomography angiography as well as their prognostic value. METHODS Lp(a) and coronary computed tomography angiography from 377 consecutive patients at Zhongshan Hospital (Shanghai, China) were evaluated. High-risk attributes were defined as high-risk morphological attributes (low attenuation plaque, positive remodeling, napkin-ring sign, spotty calcification, minimum lumen area <4 mm2, or plaque burden [ratio between cross-sectional plaque area at the site of maximum stenosis and cross-sectional vessel area] ≥70%); inflammatory attribute represented by fat attenuation index; high-risk physiological attributes [lesion-specific ischemia defined by fractional flow reserve by coronary computed tomography angiography ≤0.8, physiologic diffuseness defined by fractional flow reserve by coronary computed tomography angiography pullback pressure gradient]. Total plaque volume in mm3 was also quantified. Quintiles or binary classification of Lp(a) levels were used to evaluate its relationships with plaque features and clinical outcomes with ANOVA, Cox models, and log-rank tests, as appropriate. The major adverse cardiovascular event included cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and target vessel revascularization. RESULTS Lp(a) was significantly associated with total plaque volume (P=0.004), fat attenuation index (P=0.031), and fractional flow reserve by coronary computed tomography angiography pullback pressure gradient (P=0.038). Patients with a high Lp(a) level had a higher total plaque volume (393.3 mm3 versus 293.9 mm3, P<0.001), lower pullback pressure gradient (0.62 versus 0.69, P=0.023), higher fat attenuation index (-70.5HU versus -73.9HU, P=0.004), and higher incidence of major adverse cardiovascular event (14.5% versus 6.3%, adjusted hazard ratio: 2.52, 95% CI: 1.12-5.63, P=0.025). In a 4-group classification according to Lp(a) and high-risk attributes, patients with high Lp(a) and ≥3 high-risk attributes had the highest risk of major adverse cardiovascular event (25.9%; overall P<0.001). Causal mediation analysis revealed that around 40% of the prognostic effect of Lp(a) was mediated by high-risk attributes. CONCLUSIONS Lp(a) level is associated with coronary computed tomography angiography high-risk characteristics, including morphologic, physiologic, and inflammatory attributes as well as major adverse cardiovascular event. This effect is partly mediated by inflammation and vulnerable plaque. REGISTRATION URL: https://www. CLINICALTRIALS gov; Unique identifier: NCT05323227.
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- Neng Dai
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China (N.D., Z.C., Y.Z., J.Q., J.G.).,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China (N.D., Z.C., Y.Z., J.Q., J.G.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China (N.D., Z.C., Y.Z., J.Q., J.G.).,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China (N.D., Z.C., Y.Z., J.Q., J.G.)
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- Department of Radiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (F.Z., L.Z.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China (N.D., Z.C., Y.Z., J.Q., J.G.).,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China (N.D., Z.C., Y.Z., J.Q., J.G.)
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, China (N.H.)
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (W.W.).,Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, Shanghai, China (W.W.)
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- School of Public Health, and The Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.Y.)
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- Department of Radiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (F.Z., L.Z.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China (N.D., Z.C., Y.Z., J.Q., J.G.).,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China (N.D., Z.C., Y.Z., J.Q., J.G.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China (N.D., Z.C., Y.Z., J.Q., J.G.).,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China (N.D., Z.C., Y.Z., J.Q., J.G.)
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Hwang D, Koo BK, Zhang J, Park J, Yang S, Kim M, Yun JP, Lee JM, Nam CW, Shin ES, Doh JH, Chen SL, Kakuta T, Toth GG, Piroth Z, Johnson NP, Pijls NHJ, Hakeem A, Uretsky BF, Hokama Y, Tanaka N, Lim HS, Ito T, Matsuo A, Azzalini L, Leesar MA, Neleman T, van Mieghem NM, Diletti R, Daemen J, Collison D, Collet C, De Bruyne B. Prognostic Implications of Fractional Flow Reserve After Coronary Stenting: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e2232842. [PMID: 36136329 PMCID: PMC9500557 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.32842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
IMPORTANCE Fractional flow reserve (FFR) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is generally considered to reflect residual disease. Yet the clinical relevance of post-PCI FFR after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical relevance of post-PCI FFR measurement after DES implantation. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched for relevant published articles from inception to June 18, 2022. STUDY SELECTION Published articles that reported post-PCI FFR after DES implantation and its association with clinical outcomes were included. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Patient-level data were collected from the corresponding authors of 17 cohorts using a standardized spreadsheet. Meta-estimates for primary and secondary outcomes were analyzed per patient and using mixed-effects Cox proportional hazard regression with registry identifiers included as a random effect. All processes followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcome was target vessel failure (TVF) at 2 years, a composite of cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction (TVMI), and target vessel revascularization (TVR). The secondary outcome was a composite of cardiac death or TVMI at 2 years. RESULTS Of 2268 articles identified, 29 studies met selection criteria. Of these, 28 articles from 17 cohorts provided data, including a total of 5277 patients with 5869 vessels who underwent FFR measurement after DES implantation. Mean (SD) age was 64.4 (10.1) years and 4141 patients (78.5%) were men. Median (IQR) post-PCI FFR was 0.89 (0.84-0.94) and 690 vessels (11.8%) had a post-PCI FFR of 0.80 or below. The cumulative incidence of TVF was 340 patients (7.2%), with cardiac death or TVMI occurring in 111 patients (2.4%) at 2 years. Lower post-PCI FFR significantly increased the risk of TVF (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] per 0.01 FFR decrease, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.02-1.05; P < .001). The risk of cardiac death or MI also increased inversely with post-PCI FFR (adjusted HR, 1.03; 95% CI, 1.00-1.07, P = .049). These associations were consistent regardless of age, sex, the presence of hypertension or diabetes, and clinical diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Reduced FFR after DES implantation was common and associated with the risks of TVF and of cardiac death or TVMI. These results indicate the prognostic value of post-PCI physiologic assessment after DES implantation.
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- Doyeon Hwang
- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Ulsan Hospital, Ulsan, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
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- University Heart Centre Graz, Medical University Graz, Austria
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- Gottsegen Hungarian Institute of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Weatherhead PET Center For Preventing and Reversing Atherosclerosis, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical School and Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston
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- Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases & Hypertension, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Central Arkansas VA Health System, Little Rock, Arkansas
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Alabama, Birmingham
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- West of Scotland Regional Heart and Lung Centre, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Aalst, Belgium
- Department of Cardiology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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Dai N, Zhang R, Yuan S, Hu N, Guan C, Zou T, Qiao Z, He J, Duan S, Xie L, Dou K, Zhang Y, Xu B, Ge J. Prognostic Implications of Quantitative Flow Ratio-Derived Physiological 2-Dimensional Residual Disease Patterns After Stenting. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:1624-1634. [PMID: 35981836 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) residual disease is associated with clinical outcomes. Nevertheless, the prognostic value of residual disease patterns remains unknown. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate clinical implications of 2-dimensional residual disease patterns after PCI. METHODS One thousand six hundred seven vessels that underwent successful PCI were included. Two-dimensional residual disease patterns were determined by visual assessment or the quantitative flow ratio (QFR)-derived pull back pressure gradient index (with a cutoff value of 0.78 to define predominant focal versus diffuse disease) and instantaneous QFR gradient per unit length (with a cutoff value of ≥0.005/mm to define a major gradient). The clinical outcome was the 2-year vessel-oriented composite outcome (VOCO). RESULTS Residual disease patterns were classified into 4 groups: predominant focal without and with a major gradient (group 1 [n = 1,058] and group 2 [n = 63], respectively) and predominant diffuse without and with a major gradient (group 3 [n = 318] and group 4 [n = 168], respectively). At 2 years, VOCO was lowest in group 1 (1.4% vs 5.4% in group 2 vs 4.8% in group 3 vs 8.5% in group 4, all P < 0.05), whereas there was no prognostic value for classifications by visual assessment. Physiological residual disease patterns were independently associated with VOCO and showed increased prognostic value when introduced to a model with clinical risk factors only (C index: 0.77 vs. 0.68, P = 0.008; net reclassification improvement: 0.65, P < 0.001; integrated discrimination improvement: 0.020, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Objective analysis of post-PCI QFR pull backs using the concept of 2-dimensional residual disease patterns is feasible and superior to visual assessments. The residual disease patterns were independently associated with VOCO at 2 years.
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- Neng Dai
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Beijing, China; Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Beijing, China; Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Catheterization Laboratories, Fuwai Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Catheterization Laboratories, Fuwai Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Beijing, China; Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Beijing, China; Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Catheterization Laboratories, Fuwai Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Beijing, China; Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Catheterization Laboratories, Fuwai Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Dai N, Yuan S, Dou K, Zhang R, Hu N, He J, Guan C, Zou T, Qiao Z, Duan S, Xie L, Yu Y, Zhang Y, Xu B, Ge J. Prognostic Implications of Prestent Pullback Pressure Gradient and Poststent Quantitative Flow Ratio in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e024903. [PMID: 35656982 PMCID: PMC9238737 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.024903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Background Coronary diffuse disease associates with poor outcomes, but little is known about its role after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We aimed to investigate the prognostic implication of pre‐PCI focal or diffuse disease patterns combined with post‐PCI quantitative flow ratio (QFR). Methods and Results Pre‐PCI QFR derived pullback pressure gradient (PPG) (QFR‐PPG) was measured to assess physiological disease patterns for 1685 included vessels; the vessels were classified according to dichotomous pre‐PCI QFR‐PPG and post‐PCI QFR. Vessel‐oriented composite outcome, a composite of vessel‐related ischemia‐driven revascularization, vessel‐related myocardial infarction, or cardiac death at 2 years was compared among these groups. Vessels with low pre‐PCI PPG (3.9% versus 2.0%, hazard ratio [HR], 1.93; 95% CI, 1.08–3.44; P=0.02) or low post‐PCI QFR (9.8% versus 2.7%, HR, 3.78; 95% CI, 1.61–8.87; P=0.001) demonstrated higher vessel‐oriented composite outcome risk after stent implantation. Of note, despite high post‐PCI QFR achieved, vessels with low pre‐PCI QFR‐PPG presented higher risk of vessel‐oriented composite outcome than those with high pre‐PCI QFR‐PPG (3.7% versus 1.8%, HR, 2.03; 95% CI, 1.09–3.76; P=0.03) and pre‐PCI QFR‐PPG demonstrated direct prognostic effect not mediated by post‐PCI QFR. Integration of groups classified by pre‐PCI QFR‐PPG and post‐PCI QFR showed significantly higher discriminant and reclassification abilities than clinical factors (C‐index 0.77 versus 0.72, P=0.03; integrated discrimination improvement 0.93%, P=0.04; net reclassification index 0.33, P=0.02). Conclusions Prognostic value of pre‐PCI focal or diffuse disease patterns assessed by QFR‐PPG index was retained even after successful PCI, which is mostly explained by its direct effect that was not mediated by post‐PCI QFR. Integration of both pre‐PCI and post‐PCI physiological information can provide better risk stratification in vessels with stent implantation. Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT05104580.
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- Neng Dai
- Department of Cardiology Zhongshan HospitalFudan UniversityShanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Shanghai China.,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine Shanghai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Beijing China.,Cardiometabolic Medicine Center Fu Wai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Beijing China.,Cardiometabolic Medicine Center Fu Wai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Beijing China.,Cardiometabolic Medicine Center Fu Wai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering Soochow University Suzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Beijing China.,Cardiometabolic Medicine Center Fu Wai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
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- Catheterization Laboratories Fu Wai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
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- Catheterization Laboratories Fu Wai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Beijing China.,Cardiometabolic Medicine Center Fu Wai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
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- Catheterization Laboratories Fu Wai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
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- Department of Biostatistics School of Public Health The Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of EducationFudan University Shanghai China
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- Department of Cardiology Zhongshan HospitalFudan UniversityShanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Shanghai China.,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine Shanghai China
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- Catheterization Laboratories Fu Wai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China.,National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Beijing China
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- Department of Cardiology Zhongshan HospitalFudan UniversityShanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Shanghai China.,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine Shanghai China
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Dai N, Zhang R, Hu N, Guan C, Zou T, Qiao Z, Zhang M, Duan S, Xie L, Dou K, Zhang Y, Xu B, Ge J. Integrated coronary disease burden and patterns to discriminate vessels benefiting from percutaneous coronary intervention. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 99:E12-E21. [PMID: 34652068 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prognostic implications of atherosclerosis functional pattern on ischemia-causing vessels received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or conservative treatment. BACKGROUND Quantitative flow ratio (QFR)-derived pullback pressure gradient (PPG) index is recently proposed to characterize atherosclerosis functional pattern, but its prognostic value remains unclear. METHODS QFR-derived PPG index was retrospectively calculated in patients from the PANDA III trial. Vessels with low or high PPG treated by PCI or not were compared for the risk of 2-year vessel-oriented composite outcome (VOCO), which was a composite of vessel-related ischemia-driven revascularization, vessel-related myocardial infarction, or cardiac death. RESULTS A total of 1444 vessels were included while 94 (6.5%) VOCOs occurred within 2 years. Among physiologically ischemic vessels (QFR ≤ 0.80) treated by PCI, those with low PPG acquired higher VOCO risk than those with high PPG (8.4% vs. 3.8%; adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 2.13, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.18 to 3.86), and a similar VOCO risk (8.4% vs. 7.8%; adjusted HR 1.11, 95%CI 0.70-1.78) compared to those treated by conservatively. After multiple adjustment, PPG index was an independent predictor for VOCO (HR 1.30, 95% CI 1.05-1.62). The addition of PPG to the model of clinical risk factors substantially improved the predictions of VOCO (C-index 0.67 vs. 0.62, net reclassification index 0.42). CONCLUSIONS PCI treatment was associated with improved outcomes in vessels with high PPG, but not for those with low PPG, which acquired similar risk of VOCO compared to vessels treated conservatively. QFR-derived PPG might assist the treatment strategy selection in ischemia-causing vessels.
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- Neng Dai
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Beijing, China.,Department of Cardiology, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Catheterization Laboratories, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Catheterization Laboratories, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Beijing, China.,Department of Cardiology, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Data Management and Biostatistics, CCRF (Beijing) Inc, Beijing, China
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- Precision Health Institution, GE Healthcare China, Shanghai, China
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- Catheterization Laboratories, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Beijing, China.,Department of Cardiology, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Catheterization Laboratories, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Shin D, Dai N, Lee SH, Choi KH, Lefieux A, Molony D, Hwang D, Kim HK, Jeon KH, Lee HJ, Jang HJ, Ha SJ, Park TK, Yang JH, Song YB, Hahn JY, Choi SH, Doh JH, Shin ES, Nam CW, Koo BK, Gwon HC, Ge J, Lee JM. Physiological Distribution and Local Severity of Coronary Artery Disease and Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 14:1771-1785. [PMID: 34412795 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate prognostic implications of physiological 2-dimensional disease patterns on the basis of distribution and local severity of coronary atherosclerosis determined by quantitative flow ratio (QFR) virtual pull back. BACKGROUND The beneficial effect of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is determined by physiological distribution and local severity of coronary atherosclerosis. METHODS The study population included 341 patients who underwent angiographically successful PCI and post-PCI fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement. Using pre-PCI virtual pull backs of QFR, physiological distribution was determined by pull back pressure gradient index, with a cutoff value of 0.78 to define predominant focal versus diffuse disease. Physiological local severity was assessed by instantaneous QFR gradient per unit length, with a cutoff value of ≥0.025/mm to define a major gradient. Suboptimal post-PCI physiological results were defined as both post-PCI FFR ≤0.85 and percentage FFR increase ≤15%. Clinical outcome was assessed by target vessel failure (TVF) at 2 years. RESULTS QFR pull back pressure gradient index was correlated with post-PCI FFR (R = 0.423; P < 0.001), and instantaneous QFR gradient per unit length was correlated with percentage FFR increase (R = 0.370; P < 0.001). Using the 2 QFR-derived indexes, disease patterns were classified into 4 categories: predominant focal disease with and without major gradient (group 1 [n = 150] and group 2 [n = 21], respectively) and predominant diffuse disease with and without major gradient (group 3 [n = 115] and group 4 [n = 55], respectively). Proportions of suboptimal post-PCI physiological results were significantly different according to the 4 disease patterns (18.7%, 23.8%, 22.6%, and 56.4% from group 1 to group 4, respectively; P < 0.001). Cumulative incidence of TVF after PCI was significantly higher in patients with predominant diffuse disease (8.1% in group 3 and 9.9% in group 4 vs 1.4% in group 1 and 0.0% in group 2; overall P = 0.024). CONCLUSIONS Both physiological distribution and local severity of coronary atherosclerosis could be characterized without pressure-wire pull backs, which determined post-PCI physiological results. After successful PCI, TVF risk was determined mainly by the physiological distribution of coronary atherosclerosis. (Automated Algorithm Detecting Physiologic Major Stenosis and Its Relationship With Post-PCI Clinical Outcomes [Algorithm-PCI], NCT04304677; Influence of FFR on the Clinical Outcome After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention [PERSPECTIVE], NCT01873560).
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- Doosup Shin
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Emory University School of Medicine and Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Chosun University Hospital, University of Chosun College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Mediplex Sejong Hospital, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Ulsan Medical Center, Ulsan, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Kern MJ. Quantitative Flow Ratio, 2D Physiological Mapping, and the Negative Impact of Diffuse Disease on PCI Outcomes. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 14:1786-1788. [PMID: 34412796 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Morton J Kern
- Long Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center, Long Beach, California, USA.
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Hwang D, Yang S, Zhang J, Koo BK. Physiologic Assessment after Coronary Stent Implantation. Korean Circ J 2021; 51:189-201. [PMID: 33655719 PMCID: PMC7925968 DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2020.0548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The presence of myocardial ischemia is a prerequisite for the benefit of coronary revascularization. In the cardiac catheterization laboratory, fractional flow reserve and non-hyperemic pressure ratios are used to define the ischemia-causing coronary stenosis, and several randomized studies showed the benefit of physiology-guided coronary revascularization. However, physiology-guided revascularization does not necessarily guarantee the relief of ischemia. Recent studies reported that residual ischemia might exist in up to 15-20% of cases after angiographically successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Therefore, post-PCI physiologic assessment is necessary for judging the appropriateness of PCI, detecting the lesions that may benefit from additional PCI, and risk stratification after PCI. This review will focus on the current evidence for post-PCI physiologic assessment, how to interpret these findings, and the future perspectives of physiologic assessment after PCI.
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- Doyeon Hwang
- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
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