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Seitun S, Porto I, Papafaklis MI. Editorial: Advances in predicting future adverse coronary events: the role of cardiovascular imaging and coronary physiology indices. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1206076. [PMID: 37229226 PMCID: PMC10203547 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1206076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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- Sara Seitun
- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- Cardiology Unit, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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Hamaya R, Yonetsu T, Sayama K, Matsuda K, Ueno H, Nagamine T, Misawa T, Hada M, Hoshino M, Sugiyama T, Sasano T, Kakuta T. Robust Association Between Changes in Coronary Flow Capacity Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Vessel-Oriented Outcomes and the Implication for Clinical Practice. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:901941. [PMID: 35783845 PMCID: PMC9240228 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.901941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Coronary flow capacity (CFC) is a potentially important physiologic marker of ischemia for guiding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) indication, while the changes through PCI have not been investigated. Objectives To assess the determinants and prognostic implication of delta CFC, defined as the change in the CFC status following PCI. Materials and Methods From a single-center registry, a total of 450 patients with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) who underwent fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided PCI with pre-/post-PCI invasive coronary physiological assessments were included. Associations between PCI-related changes in thermodilution method-derived CFC categories and incident target vessel failure (TVF) were assessed. Results The mean (SD) age was 67.1 (10.0) years and there were 75 (16.7%) women. Compared with patients showing no change in CFC categories after PCI, patients with category worsened, +1, +2, and +3 category improved had the hazard ratio (95% CI) for incident TVF of 2.27 (0.95, 5.43), 0.85 (0.33, 2.22), 0.45 (0.12, 1.63), and 0.14 (0.016, 1.30), respectively (p for linear trends = 0.0051). After adjustment for confounders, one additional change in CFC status was associated with 0.61 (0.45, 0.83) times the hazard of TVF. CFC changes were largely predicted by the pre-PCI CFC status. Conclusion Coronary flow capacity changes following PCI, which was largely determined by the pre-PCI CFC status, were associated with the lower risk of incident TVF in patients with CCS who underwent PCI. The CFC changes provide a mechanistic explanation on potential favorable effect of PCI on reducing vessel-oriented outcome in lesions with reduced CFC and low FFR.
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- Rikuta Hamaya
- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
- *Correspondence: Rikuta Hamaya,
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Tsuchiura, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Tsuchiura, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Tsuchiura, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Tsuchiura, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Tsuchiura, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Tsuchiura, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Tsuchiura, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Tsuchiura, Japan
- Tsunekazu Kakuta,
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Hamaya R, van de Hoef TP, Lee JM, Hoshino M, Kanaji Y, Murai T, Boerhout CKM, de Waard GA, Jung JH, Lee SH, Mejia Renteria H, Echavarria-Pinto M, Meuwissen M, Matsuo H, Madera-Cambero M, Eftekhari A, Effat MA, Marques K, Doh JH, Christiansen EH, Banerjee R, Nam CW, Niccoli G, Nakayama M, Tanaka N, Shin ES, Sasano T, Chamuleau SAJ, Knaapen P, Escaned J, Koo BK, Piek JJ, Kakuta T. Differential Impact of Coronary Revascularization on Long-Term Clinical Outcome According to Coronary Flow Characteristics: Analysis of the International ILIAS Registry. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:e011948. [PMID: 35603622 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.121.011948] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Coronary pressure indices such as fractional flow reserve are the standard for guiding elective revascularization. However, considering additional coronary flow parameters could further individualize and optimize the decision on revascularization. We aimed to investigate the potentially differential prognostic associations of elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) according to coronary flow properties represented by coronary flow reserve (CFR), coronary flow capacity (CFC), and baseline CFC (bCFC). METHODS From the ILIAS Registry (Inclusive Invasive Physiological Assessment in Angina Syndromes) composed of 16 hospitals globally from 7 countries, patients with obstructive coronary artery disease who underwent invasive coronary physiological assessment were included (N=2370 vessels). We assessed effect measure modifications of the association of PCI and 5-year target vessel failure according to CFR, CFC, and bCFC either assessed by Doppler-technique or thermodilution-method. RESULTS The mean age of the population was 63.3 years, and there were 1322 (73.6%) males. Median fractional flow reserve was 0.85, and PCI was performed in 600 (25.3%) vessels. Reduced CFR, CFC, and abnormal bCFC were defined in 988 (41.7%), 542 (22.9%), and 600 (25.3%) vessels, respectively. Significant effect measure modifications were observed by CFC either in odds ratio (P=0.0018), additive (P=0.029), and hazard ratio scale (P=0.0002). The absolute risk of 5-year target-vessel failure was higher if treated by PCI in vessels with normal CFC by 1.8 (-1.7 to 5.3) percent, while that was lower by -5.9 (-12 to -0.1) percent in those with reduced CFC. CFR and bCFC were not significant effect modifiers in any scales. Similar associations were observed in per-patient analyses, whereas the findings were less robust. CONCLUSIONS We observed qualitative effect measure modification of PCI and 5-year clinical outcomes according to CFC status in additive scale. CFR and bCFC were not robust effect modifiers. Therefore, CFC could be potentially used to optimize the patient selection for elective PCI treatment combined with fractional flow reserve.
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- Rikuta Hamaya
- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (R.H.).,Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA (R.H.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC - location AMC, the Netherlands (T.P.v.d.H., C.K.M.B., S.A.J.C., J.J.P.).,Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC - location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (T.P.v.d.H., K.M., S.A.J.C., P.K.).,Department of Cardiology, NoordWest Ziekenhuisgroep, the Netherlands (T.P.v.d.H., G.A.d.W.)
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- Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.M.L.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Japan (M.H., Y.K., T.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Japan (M.H., Y.K., T.K.)
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- Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Japan (T.M.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC - location AMC, the Netherlands (T.P.v.d.H., C.K.M.B., S.A.J.C., J.J.P.)
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- Department of Cardiology, NoordWest Ziekenhuisgroep, the Netherlands (T.P.v.d.H., G.A.d.W.)
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- Sejong General Hospital, Sejong Heart Institute, Bucheon, Korea (J.-H.J.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea (S.H.L.)
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- Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IDISSC, and Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain (H.M.R., J.E.)
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- Hospital General ISSSTE Querétaro - Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México (M.E.-P.)
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (R.H.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Heart Center, Japan (H.M., M.N.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark (A.E., E.H.C.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Health and Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine (M.A.E.), University of Cincinnati, OH
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC - location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (T.P.v.d.H., K.M., S.A.J.C., P.K.)
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- Department of Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, South Korea (J.-H.D.)
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- Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department (R.B.), University of Cincinnati, OH.,Research Services, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH (R.B.)
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- Department of Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, South Korea (C.-W.N.)
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Cardiology, Rome, Italy (G.N.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gifu Heart Center, Japan (H.M., M.N.).,Toda Central General Hospital, Cardiovascular Center, Japan (M.N.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Japan (N.T.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, South Korea (E.-S.S.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan (T.S.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC - location AMC, the Netherlands (T.P.v.d.H., C.K.M.B., S.A.J.C., J.J.P.).,Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC - location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (T.P.v.d.H., K.M., S.A.J.C., P.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC - location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (T.P.v.d.H., K.M., S.A.J.C., P.K.)
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- Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IDISSC, and Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain (H.M.R., J.E.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Republic of Korea (B.K.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC - location AMC, the Netherlands (T.P.v.d.H., C.K.M.B., S.A.J.C., J.J.P.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Japan (M.H., Y.K., T.K.)
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de Winter RW, Jukema RA, van Diemen PA, Schumacher SP, Driessen RS, Stuijfzand WJ, Everaars H, Bom MJ, van Rossum AC, van de Ven PM, Verouden NJ, Nap A, Raijmakers PG, Danad I, Knaapen P. The impact of coronary revascularization on vessel-specific coronary flow capacity and long-term outcomes: a serial [15O]H2O positron emission tomography perfusion imaging study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2022; 23:743-752. [PMID: 34878102 PMCID: PMC9159743 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
AIMS Coronary flow capacity (CFC) integrates quantitative hyperaemic myocardial blood flow (hMBF) and coronary flow reserve (CFR) to comprehensively assess physiological severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). This study evaluated the effects of revascularization on CFC as assessed by serial [15O]H2O positron emission tomography (PET) perfusion imaging. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 314 patients with stable CAD underwent [15O]H2O PET imaging at baseline and after myocardial revascularization to assess changes in hMBF, CFR, and CFC in 415 revascularized vessels. Using thresholds for ischaemia and normal perfusion, vessels were stratified in five CFC categories: myocardial steal, severely reduced CFC, moderately reduced CFC, minimally reduced CFC, and normal flow. Additionally, the association between CFC increase and the composite endpoint of death and non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) was studied. Vessel-specific CFC improved after revascularization (P < 0.01). Furthermore, baseline CFC was an independent predictor of CFC increase (P < 0.01). The largest changes in ΔhMBF (0.90 ± 0.74, 0.93 ± 0.65, 0.79 ± 0.74, 0.48 ± 0.61, and 0.29 ± 0.66 mL/min/g) and ΔCFR (1.01 ± 0.88, 0.99 ± 0.69, 0.87 ± 0.88, 0.66 ± 0.91, and -0.01 ± 1.06) were observed in vessels with lower baseline CFC (P < 0.01 for both). During a median follow-up of 3.5 (95% CI 3.1-3.9) years, an increase in CFC was independently associated with lower rates of death and non-fatal MI (HR 0.43, 95% CI 0.19-0.98, P = 0.04). CONCLUSION Successful revascularization results in an increase in CFC. Furthermore, baseline CFC was an independent predictor of change in hMBF, CFR, and subsequently CFC. In addition, an increase in CFC was associated with a favourable outcome in terms of death and non-fatal MI.
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- Ruben W de Winter
- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology & Data Science, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET Research, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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OUP accepted manuscript. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2022; 23:753-754. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeac014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Johnson NP, Gould K. Coronary flow capacity: where to next? EUROINTERVENTION 2021; 17:e269-e270. [PMID: 34278992 PMCID: PMC9707475 DOI: 10.4244/eijv17i4a47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Nils P. Johnson
- Weatherhead PET Center, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, 6431 Fannin St, Room MSB 4.256, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Weatherhead PET Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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Murai T, Stegehuis VE, van de Hoef TP, Wijntjens GWM, Hoshino M, Kanaji Y, Sugiyama T, Hamaya R, Nijjer SS, de Waard GA, Echavarria‐Pinto M, Knaapen P, Meuwissen M, Davies JE, van Royen N, Escaned J, Siebes M, Kirkeeide RL, Gould KL, Johnson NP, Piek JJ, Kakuta T. Coronary Flow Capacity to Identify Stenosis Associated With Coronary Flow Improvement After Revascularization: A Combined Analysis From DEFINE FLOW and IDEAL. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 9:e016130. [PMID: 32660310 PMCID: PMC7660740 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Background Coronary flow capacity (CFC), which is a categorical assessment based on the combination of hyperemic coronary flow and coronary flow reserve (CFR), has been introduced as a comprehensive assessment of the coronary circulation to overcome the limitations of CFR alone. The aim of this study was to quantify coronary flow changes after percutaneous coronary intervention in relation to the classification of CFC and the current physiological cutoff values of fractional flow reserve, instantaneous wave-free ratio, and CFR. Methods and Results Using the combined data set from DEFINE FLOW (Distal Evaluation of Functional Performance With Intravascular Sensors to Assess the Narrowing Effect -Combined Pressure and Doppler FLOW Velocity Measurements) and IDEAL (Iberian-Dutch-English), a total of 133 vessels that underwent intracoronary Doppler flow measurement before and after percutaneous coronary intervention were analyzed. CFC classified prerevascularization lesions as normal (14), mildly reduced (40), moderately reduced (31), and severely reduced (48). Lesions with larger impairment of CFC showed greater increase in coronary flow and vice versa (median percent increase in coronary flow by revascularization: 4.2%, 25.9%, 50.1%, and 145.5%, respectively; P<0.001). Compared with the conventional cutoff values of fractional flow reserve, instantaneous wave-free ratio, and CFR, an ischemic CFC defined as moderately to severely reduced CFC showed higher diagnostic accuracy with higher specificity to predict a >50% increase in coronary flow after percutaneous coronary intervention. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis demonstrated that only CFC has a superior predictive efficacy to CFR (P<0.05). Multivariate analysis revealed lesions with ischemic CFC to be the independent predictor of a significant coronary flow increase after percutaneous coronary intervention (odds ratio, 10.7; 95% CI, 4.6-24.8; P<0.001). Conclusions CFC showed significant improvement of identification of lesions that benefit from revascularization compared with CFR with respect to coronary flow increase. Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT02328820.
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineTsuchiura Kyodo General HospitalTsuchiuraIbarakiJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineTsuchiura Kyodo General HospitalTsuchiuraIbarakiJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineTsuchiura Kyodo General HospitalTsuchiuraIbarakiJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineTsuchiura Kyodo General HospitalTsuchiuraIbarakiJapan
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- Department of CardiologyHammersmith HospitalImperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of CardiologyNuclear Medicine & PET ResearchAmsterdam UMCVrije UniversiteitAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyNuclear Medicine & PET ResearchAmsterdam UMCVrije UniversiteitAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyHammersmith HospitalImperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of CardiologyRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyHospital Clinico San Carlos IDISSC, and Universidad Complutense de MadridMadridSpain
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and PhysicsAmsterdam Cardiovascular SciencesAmsterdam UMCUniversity of AmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Division of CardiologyDepartment of MedicineWeatherhead PET Imaging CenterUniversity of Texas Medical School and Memorial Hermann HospitalHoustonTX
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- Division of CardiologyDepartment of MedicineWeatherhead PET Imaging CenterUniversity of Texas Medical School and Memorial Hermann HospitalHoustonTX
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- Division of CardiologyDepartment of MedicineWeatherhead PET Imaging CenterUniversity of Texas Medical School and Memorial Hermann HospitalHoustonTX
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- Heart CenterAmsterdam UMCAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineTsuchiura Kyodo General HospitalTsuchiuraIbarakiJapan
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