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Performance of Bioresorbable Scaffold in Primary Percutaneous Intervention of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarct

Phase 3
Conditions
Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Interventions
Device: stent implant in a coronary artery
Registration Number
NCT02067091
Lead Sponsor
Haukeland University Hospital
Brief Summary

Patients presenting with acute ST elevation myocardial infarct urgently need revascularization. Standard of care is establishing bloodflow through the coronary vessels using thrombus aspiration catheter, and securing the result by using a metallic drug eluting stent. New kinds of non-metallic bioresorbable stents are now available. They have however challenges in structural strength.

The investigators want to compare the new bioresorbable scaffold with traditional metallic stents in this setting in a prospective, randomized, non-blinded, multicenter study in 120 patients. The investigators will use an imaging technique, optical coherence tomography, to evaluate the results after 12 months.

The investigators also want to see if modern multislice computed tomography can give useful information in the follow-up of stented coronary arteries after 12 and 24 months.

Detailed Description

Patients presenting with ST elevation myocardial infarction for primary PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) will be screened. After thrombus aspiration, patient will be asked for oral consent if TIMI flow 2-3. Patient will then be randomized between drug eluting stent (Xience pro, Abbott Vascular Solutions) and bioresorbable scaffold (Absorb, Abbott Vascular Solutions). Optical coherence tomography (OCT) will be performed before stenting and after final result. Stent will be deployed without further predilatation if possible. Follow up at 12 months (clinical, angio with OCT and multislice CT coronary angiogram (MSCT-CA)) and 24 months (MSCT-CA).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  1. History of chest pain < 12 hrs
  2. ST elevation of ≥ 2 mm in ≥2 contiguous precordial leads (V1-V6), and/or ≥ 1 mm in ≥ 2 contiguous standard leads (I, II, III, aVf, aVr,aVl).
  3. Clinical decision to treat with primary PCI
  4. > 18 years
  5. Oral informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Contraindications to long term double antiplatelet therapy
  2. Known kidney failure with GFR < 45
  3. Cardiac arrest or severe cardiogenic shock (Persistent BP <90 mmHg, despite adequate treatment)
  4. Other severe illness with life expectancy of less than 12 months (eg. malignancy, severe malnutrition, degenerative disease)

Procedural contraindications:

  1. Heavy calcification, tortuous vessel or large side branch (> 2,5 mm) at culprit lesion.
  2. TIMI 0-1 flow after aspiration
  3. Unable to advance thrombus aspiration catheter

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
BVSstent implant in a coronary arteryImplantation of bioresorbable vascular scaffold in coronary artery by direct stenting after thrombus aspiration by percutaneous coronary intervention
DESstent implant in a coronary arteryImplantation of drug eluting stent in coronary artery by direct stenting after thrombus aspiration by percutaneous coronary intervention
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Multislice computed tomography24 months

MSCT-CA will be done at 24 months to extend the observational time by a non-invasive measure. MSCT-CA will be compared to conventional angiogram with OCT at 12 months to verify MSCT-CA findings at 24 months. Results will be reported in separate paper.

Minimum Flow Area12 months

Minimum flow area as defined in TROFI I, measured by OCT

Coronary Stent Healing Index (cumulated)12 months

1. Uncovered struts: 2% =1 - 5% =2 - 10% =3 - 15% =4 - 20% =5 - 25% =6 - 30% =7 - 35% =8 - 40% =9

2. Uncovered struts in front of side branch on acquired or persistent malposed struts. 10% =1 - 20% =2 - 30% =3 etc... til 100%=10

3. Persistent malposition: ≥2 nabo struts længde mindst 1 mm =1 ; ≥2mm=3 ; ≥3 mm = 3

4. Acquired malposition: ≥2 adjacent struts of at least 1 mm length =2 ; ≥2mm=4 ; ≥3 mm = 6

5. Neointimal thickness in one frame \>200 =1 - \>300 =2 - \>400 =3 or diameter stenosis \>50% =4 - \> 75% =5

6. Cumulated extra stent lumen increase in match cross sectional analysis: (gns. areal mål): ≥0.2mm2 =1 ; ≥0.4 mm2 = 2; ≥0.6mm2=3 ; ≥0.8 mm2 = 4 ; ≥1.0 mm2=5 ; ≥1.2 mm2 = 6

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Target Lesion and vessel Revascularization5 years

Coronary artery bypass grafting with grafting or PCI of index lesion. Coronary artery bypass grafting with grafting or PCI of index vessel.

Stable angina5 years

Angina as reported by patient, classified according to Canadian cardiac society class (CCS)

Optical coherence tomography12 months

Thrombus burden

Total Death5 years

Total death encompasses cardiac death and other fatal categories, which include cerebrovascular death, death from other cardiovascular disease (i.e. pulmonary embolism, dissection aortic aneurysm will be included in this category), death from malignant disease, death from suicide, violence or accident, or death from other reasons.

Stent thrombosis5 years

Stent thrombosis is recognized when documented by angiography and/or autopsy and when meeting the criteria for spontaneous myocardial infarction occurring in the territory of the treated vessel (11). Stent thrombosis are categorized as acute, sub-acute, late and very late and as definite, probable and possible according to the ARC-criteria (12).

Non Target vessel revascularisation5 years

All PCI or coronary bypass grafting of non index vessel

Cardiac death5 years

Cardiac death encompasses coronary heart disease death including fatal myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death including fatal arrhythmias and cardiac arrest without successful resuscitation, death from heart failure including cardiogenic shock, and death related to a cardiac procedure or surgery within 28 days from the procedure.

Admission for congestive heart failure or arrhythmias5 years

Admissions were the diagnosis at release is one of heart failure or arrhythmias

Thrombus analysisAt index procedure were the patient is included and randomized

Visible thrombus aspirates will be sent for analysis

Myocardial infarction5 years

Evidence of myocardial necrosis in a clinical setting consistent with myocardial ischemia. Under these conditions any one of the following criteria meets the diagnosis for myocardial infarction :

1. Detection of rise and/or fall of preferably troponin T with at least one value above the 99th percentile of the upper reference limit (URL) together with evidence of myocardial ischemia with at least one of the following (MI types 1 or 2):

1. Symptoms of ischemia

2. ECG changes indicative of new ischemia (new ST-T changes or new LBBB)

3. Development of pathological Q waves in the ECG

4. Imaging evidence of new loss of viable myocardium or new regional wall motion abnormality

2. Sudden, unexpected cardiac death, involving cardiac arrest.

Optical Coherence tomography12 months

Area stenosis

Biochemical12 months

Creatinine, hemoglobin, Troponin T will be analyzed during index procedure post procedure and at 12 months follow-up. ProBNP will be analyzed at 12 months follow-up

Markers12 months

Plasma, full blood, serum and urine will be drawn immediately after the procedure and frozen in a bio bank for later analysis

Vascular cerebral events5 years

Vascular events documented by neurological permanent disabilities or by diagnostic imaging (MRI or CT).

Angiographic endpoints at index admissionAfter index procedure were the patient is included and randomized

Radiation skin dose

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Haukeland University Hospital

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Bergen, Norway

Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby

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Aarhus, Denmark

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