Pre-emptive, OCT guided angioplasty of vulnerable, intermediate coronary lesions: a randomized trial
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis10011082vulnerable plaque10003216
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON43561
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
- patients with acute myocardial infarction and residual, non-obstructive CAD, with the possibility of plaque vulnerability.
- the coronary lesion must be suitable for PCI with a commercially available BVS.
- Refusal or inability to provide informed consent.
- < 18 years of age
- Previous CABG.
- Indication for revascularization by CABG.
- Target vessel diameter < 2,5 mm or >4.0 mm
- Anatomy or lesions unsuitable for OCT catheter crossing or imaging (aorta-ostial lesions, small diameter segment, severe calcifications)
- Anatomy unsuitable for BVS placement (left main, bifurcation stenting, sidebranch (> 2 mm) involvement).
- Target lesion is instent restenosis
- Target lesion is chronic total occlusion
- Severe kidney disease defined as an eGFR < 30 ml/min.
- Target lesion in the same vessel as the treated culprit lesion
- Target lesion in the same segment as a previously implanted stent/scaffold
- Estimated life expectancy < 1 year
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>a composite of major adverse cardiovascular events (all cause mortality,<br /><br>non-fatal myocardial infarction (STEMI or NSTEMI), or unplanned<br /><br>revascularization) at one year follow-up.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary outcome at 2 and 5 year follow up</p><br>