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Quantitative Flow Ratio (QFR) Guided Revascularization Strategy for Patients Undergoing Primary Valve Surgery With Comorbid Coronary Artery Disease

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Planned to Undergo Elective On-pump Valve Surgery Due to Primary Mitral and/or Aortic Valvular Heart Disease
Primary Valvular Heart Disease With Comorbid Coronary Artery Disease
Interventions
Device: QFR-guided strategy
Other: CAG-guided strategy
Registration Number
NCT03977129
Lead Sponsor
Ruijin Hospital
Brief Summary

This is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, blinded, controlled clinical study in patients with planned primary valvular surgery and comorbid coronary artery lesions with diameter stenosis of ≥ 50%, to compare the effectiveness of an Quantitative Flow Ratio (QFR)-guided revascularization strategy and a coronary angiography (CAG)-guided revascularization strategy in preventing the incidence of composite outcome (MACE-5, including all-cause death, myocardial infarction, stroke, unplanned coronary revascularization, and new renal failure requiring dialysis) within 30 days after surgery. The study hypothesis is that the QFR-guided strategy can reduce the incidence of the MACE-5 within 30 days after surgery, as compared with the CAG-guided strategy.

Detailed Description

It is planned to enroll 792 subjects aged ≥18 years, with no gender restriction, who plan to undergo elective open-heart valvular surgery due to primary valvular heart disease, with comorbid coronary artery lesions defined as diameter stenosis of ≥ 50% (visual estimation) that are diagnosed by CAG before the surgery.

QFR group: Calculate the QFR values of all target coronary arteries (anterior descending branch, circumflex branch, main right coronary artery or its primary branches with ≥ 1.5 mm in diameter, such as diagonal branch, intermediate branch, obtuse marginal branch, posterior descending branch and posterior branch of left ventricle) with lesions with diameter stenosis of ≥ 50% (visual estimation) suited for CABG revascularization. If QFR ≤ 0.80, then simultaneous CABG revascularization of target blood vessels will be carried out. If QFR \> 0.80, then no CABG revascularization of target blood vessels will be carried out.

CAG group (control group): All target coronary arteries (anterior descending branch, circumflex branch, main right coronary artery or its primary branches with ≥ 1.5 mm in diameter, such as diagonal branch, intermediate branch, obtuse marginal branch, posterior descending branch and posterior branch of left ventricle) with lesions with diameter stenosis of ≥ 50% (visual estimation) suited for CABG revascularization will undergo simultaneous CABG revascularization.

Intervention duration: The assessments will be performed after randomization and before the surgery to guide the surgery.

No planned interim analysis.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
792
Inclusion Criteria
  • Voluntarily participate in the trial and provide the informed consent form;
  • Male or female patients aged ≥ 18 years;
  • Planned to undergo elective on-pump valve surgery due to primary mitral and/or aortic valvular heart disease (such as rheumatic, degenerative, infective, congenital valvular heart disease, etc.);
  • At least one target coronary arteries (anterior descending branch, circumflex branch, main right coronary artery or its primary branches with ≥ 1.5 mm in diameter, such as diagonal branch, intermediate branch, obtuse marginal branch, posterior descending branch and posterior branch of left ventricle) with preoperative diameter stenosis of ≥ 50% by coronary angiography (visual estimation, subject to written coronary angiography report) and suited for CABG revascularization.
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of heart surgery;
  • Planned second-stage PCI or CABG revascularization;
  • Secondary valvular heart disease (ischemia, cardiomyopathy);
  • Planned valve intervention surgery through the catheter;
  • Subjects that were evaluated to have cardiogenic shock or other critical conditions that were not appropriate for the trial by study physician;
  • QFR calculations cannot be carried out from preoperative coronary angiography data (such as poor projection position, inability to detect vascular boundaries, poor contrast agent filling, excessive overlap or severely distorted of vessel lesion sections, lesion involved in myocardial bridge, or lesion site within 3 mm from the ostium of the main coronary artery);
  • The target coronary arteries were evaluated to be not suitable for CABG by study physician;
  • Life expectancy < 3 years.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
QFR groupQFR-guided strategy-
CAG groupCAG-guided strategy-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The 30-day incidence of composite outcome (MACE-5) including all-cause death, myocardial infarction, stroke, unplanned coronary revascularization, and new renal failure requiring dialysiswithin 30 days after surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cost effectivenesswithin 30 days, 1 year and 3 years after surgery

the variables are the cost increased for each composite outcome reduction at 30 days after surgery and cost increased for each additional QALY at 1 year and 3 years after surgery

The time from randomization to first occurrence of any of composite outcome (MACE-6) within 1 yearwithin 1 year after surgery

The time from randomization to first occurrence of any of composite outcome (MACE-6) including all-cause death, myocardial infarction, stroke, unplanned coronary revascularization, hospitalization or urgent visits for unstable angina pectoris, and hospitalization or urgent visits for heart failure

The incidence of 1-year graft failure (stenosis ≥ 50% or occlusion occurred in grafts or distal anastomosis)at 1 year after surgery
The time from randomization to first occurrence of any of composite outcome (MACE-6) within 3 yearwithin 3 years after surgery

The time from randomization to first occurrence of any of composite outcome (MACE-6) including all-cause death, myocardial infarction, stroke, unplanned coronary revascularization, hospitalization or urgent visits for unstable angina pectoris, and hospitalization or urgent visits for heart failure

The incidence of 3-year graft failure (stenosis ≥ 50% or occlusion occurred in grafts or distal anastomosis)at 3 years after surgery
Health-related quality of lifewithin 30 days, 1 year and 3 years after surgery

the variables are the EQ-5D scores

Trial Locations

Locations (12)

Shanghai Chest Hospital

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

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Hefei, Anhui, China

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

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Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital

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Zhengzhou, Henan, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

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Zhengzhou, Henan, China

The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University

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Qingdao, Shandong, China

The Second XiangYa Hospital of Central South University

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Changsha, Hunan, China

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

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Jinan, Shandong, China

Changhai Hospital of Shanghai

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Tianjin Chest Hospital

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Tianjin, Tianjin, China

The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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