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Cioffi GM, Zhi Y, Madanchi M, Seiler T, Stutz L, Gjergjizi V, Romero JP, Attinger-Toller A, Bossard M, Cuculi F. Mitigating the risk of flow deterioration by deferring stent optimization in STEMI patients with large thrombus burden: Insights from a prospective cohort study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2023; 23:506. [PMID: 37828421 PMCID: PMC10571234 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03540-0] [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: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES It is uncertain, if omitting post-dilatation and stent oversizing (stent optimization) is safe and may decrease the risk for distal thrombus embolization (DTE) in STEMI patients with large thrombus burden (LTB). BACKGROUND In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) with stenting, (DTE) and flow deterioration are common and increase infarct size leading to worse outcomes. METHODS From a prospective registry, 74 consecutive STEMI patients with LTB undergoing pPCI with stenting and intentionally deferred stent optimization were analyzed. Imaging data and outcomes up to 2 years follow-up were analyzed. RESULTS Overall, 74 patients (18% females) underwent deferred stent optimization. Direct stenting was performed in 13 (18%) patients. No major complications occurred during pPCI. Staged stent optimization was performed after a median of 4 (interquartile range (IQR) 3; 7) days. On optical coherence tomography, under-expansion and residual thrombus were present in 59 (80%) and 27 (36%) cases, respectively. During deferred stent optimization, we encountered no case of flow deterioration (slow or no-reflow) or side branch occlusion. Minimal lumen area (mm2) and stent expansion (%) were corrected from 4.87±1.86mm to 6.82±2.36mm (p<0.05) and from 69±18% to 91±12% (p<0.001), respectively. During follow-up, 1 patient (1.4%) required target lesion revascularization and 1 (1.4%) patient succumbed from cardiovascular death. CONCLUSIONS Among STEMI patients with LTB, deferring stent optimization in the setting of pPCI appears safe and potentially mitigates the risk of DTE. The impact of this approach on infarct size and clinical outcomes warrants further investigation in a dedicated trial.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giacomo Maria Cioffi
- Cardiology Division, Heart Center, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
- Division of Cardiology, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, McMaster University, Ontario, Hamilton, Canada
- Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Luzerner Kantonsspital, 6000, Luzern 16, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Division, Heart Center, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Division, Heart Center, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
- Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Luzerner Kantonsspital, 6000, Luzern 16, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Division, Heart Center, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Division, Heart Center, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Division, Heart Center, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Division, Heart Center, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Division, Heart Center, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
- Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Luzerner Kantonsspital, 6000, Luzern 16, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Division, Heart Center, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland.
- Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Luzerner Kantonsspital, 6000, Luzern 16, Switzerland.
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Zhang MJ, Liu X, Liu LH, Li N, Zhang N, Wang YQ, Sun XJ, Huang PH, Yin HM, Liu YH, Zheng H. Correlation between intracoronary thrombus components and coronary blood flow after percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction at different onset time. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7:2013-2021. [PMID: 31423433 PMCID: PMC6695550 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i15.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a leading cause of mortality. Early reperfusion to restore blood flow is crucial to successful treatment. In the current reperfusion regimen, an increasing number of patients have benefited from direct percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). In order to understand whether there is a correlation between the components of coronary thrombosis and the absence of reflow or slow blood flow after coronary stent implantation in direct PCI, we collected data on direct PCI cases in our hospital between January 2016 and November 2018.
AIM To investigate the correlation between intracoronary thrombus components and coronary blood flow after stent implantation in direct PCI in AMI.
METHODS We enrolled 154 patients (85 male and 69 female, aged 36–81 years) with direct PCI who underwent thrombus catheter aspiration within < 3, 3–6 or 6–12 h of onset of AMI between January 2016 and November 2018. The thrombus was removed for pathological examination under a microscope. The patients of the three groups according to the onset time of AMI were further divided into those with a white or red thrombus. The thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) blood flow after stent implantation was recorded based on digital subtraction angiography during PCI. The number of patients with no-reflow and slow blood flow in each group was counted. Statistical analysis was performed based on data such as onset time, TIMI blood flow.
RESULTS There were significant differences in thrombus components between the patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (P < 0.01). In the group with PCI < 3 h after onset of AMI, there was no significant difference in the incidence of no-reflow and slow-flow between the white and red thrombus groups. In the groups with PCI 3-6 and 6-12 h after onset of AMI, there was a significant difference in the incidence of no-reflow and slow-flow between the white and red thrombus groups (P < 0.01). There was a significant correlation between the onset time of AMI and the occurrences of no-reflow and slow blood flow during PCI (P < 0.01).
CONCLUSION In direct PCI, the onset time of AMI and color of coronary thrombus are often used to predict whether there will be no reflow or slow blood flow after stent implantation.
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- Ming-Ji Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, AnSteel Group Hospital, Anshan 114003, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, AnSteel Group Hospital, Anshan 114003, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, AnSteel Group Hospital, Anshan 114003, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, AnSteel Group Hospital, Anshan 114003, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, AnSteel Group Hospital, Anshan 114003, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, AnSteel Group Hospital, Anshan 114003, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, AnSteel Group Hospital, Anshan 114003, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, AnSteel Group Hospital, Anshan 114003, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, AnSteel Group Hospital, Anshan 114003, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, AnSteel Group Hospital, Anshan 114003, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, AnSteel Group Hospital, Anshan 114003, Liaoning Province, China
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