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Neleman T, Scoccia A, Groenland FTW, Ziedses des Plantes AC, van Zandvoort LJC, Ligthart JMR, Witberg KT, Lenzen MJ, Boersma E, Nuis RJ, den Dekker WK, Diletti R, Wilschut J, Zijlstra F, Van Mieghem NM, Daemen J. Validation of Segmental Post-PCI Physiological Gradients With IVUS-Detected Focal Lesions and Stent Underexpansion. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023:S1936-8798(23)00676-3. [PMID: 37354158 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Segmental post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) pressure gradients may detect residual disease and potential targets for optimization. However, universal definitions of relevant segmental gradients are lacking. OBJECTIVES The study sought to evaluate the diagnostic performance of post-PCI fractional flow reserve (FFR), distal coronary pressure-to-aortic pressure ratio (Pd/Pa), and diastolic pressure ratio (dPR) gradients to detect residual focal lesions and stent underexpansion as observed by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). METHODS Patients from the IVUS-guided optimization arm of the FFR REACT (FFR-guided PCI Optimization Directed by High-Definition IVUS Versus Standard of Care) trial with complete IVUS and FFR pullback data were included. Patients with angiographically successful PCI and post-PCI FFR <0.90 underwent FFR, Pd/Pa, and IVUS pullbacks. dPR was calculated offline using dedicated software. Segmental pressure gradients (distal, in stent, and proximal) in segments ≥5 mm were evaluated against IVUS-detected residual disease (distal or proximal focal lesions and stent underexpansion). RESULTS A total of 139 vessels were included (mean post-PCI FFR: 0.83 ± 0.05, range 0.56-0.89). Focal distal and proximal lesions were detected by IVUS in 23 (17.4%) of 132 and 14 (12.6%) of 111 vessels, respectively, whereas stent underexpansion was present in 86 (61.9%) vessels. Diagnostic ability of segmental FFR gradients to predict IVUS-detected distal and proximal lesions was moderate to good (area under the curve [AUC]: 0.69 and 0.84, respectively) and poor to moderate for segmental Pd/Pa and dPR gradients (AUC ranging from 0.58 to 0.69). In-stent gradients had no discriminative ability to detect stent underexpansion (FFR AUC: 0.52; Pd/Pa AUC: 0.54; dPR AUC: 0.55). CONCLUSIONS In patients with post-PCI FFR <0.90, segmental post-PCI pressure gradients have moderate discriminative ability to identify IVUS-detected focal lesions but no discriminative ability to identify IVUS-detected stent underexpansion.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tara Neleman
- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Neleman T, van Zandvoort LJC, Tovar Forero MN, Masdjedi K, Ligthart JMR, Witberg KT, Groenland FTW, Cummins P, Lenzen MJ, Boersma E, Nuis RJ, den Dekker WK, Diletti R, Wilschut J, Zijlstra F, Van Mieghem NM, Daemen J. FFR-Guided PCI Optimization Directed by High-Definition IVUS Versus Standard of Care: The FFR REACT Trial. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15:1595-1607. [PMID: 35981832 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) fractional flow reserve (FFR) <0.90 is common and has been related to impaired patient outcome. OBJECTIVES The authors sought to evaluate if PCI optimization directed by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in patients with post-PCI FFR <0.90 could improve 1-year target vessel failure (TVF) rates. METHODS In this single-center, randomized, double-blind trial, patients with a post-PCI FFR <0.90 at the time of angiographically successful PCI were randomized to IVUS-guided optimization or the standard of care (control arm). The primary endpoint was TVF (a composite of cardiac death, spontaneous target vessel myocardial infarction, and clinically driven target vessel revascularization) at 1 year. RESULTS A total of 291 patients with post-PCI FFR <0.90 were randomized (IVUS-guided optimization arm: n = 145/152 vessels, control arm: n = 146/157 vessels). The mean post-PCI FFR was 0.84 ± 0.05. A total of 104 (68.4%) vessels in the IVUS-guided optimization arm underwent additional optimization including additional stenting (34.9%) or postdilatation only (33.6%), resulting in a mean increase in post-PCI FFR in these vessels from 0.82 ± 0.06 to 0.85 ± 0.05 (P < 0.001) and a post-PCI FFR ≥0.90 in 20% of the vessels. The 1-year TVF rate was comparable between the 2 study arms (IVUS-guided optimization arm: 4.2%, control arm: 4.8%; P = 0.79). There was a trend toward a lower incidence of clinically driven target vessel revascularization in the IVUS-guided optimization arm (0.7% vs. 4.2%, P = 0.06). CONCLUSIONS IVUS-guided post-PCI FFR optimization significantly improved post-PCI FFR. Because of lower-than-expected event rates, post-PCI FFR optimization did not significantly lower TVF at the 1-year follow-up.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tara Neleman
- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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