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Multicenter Registry of Coronary Flow-Derived Indexes for Coronary Microvascular Disease (Multicenter FLOW-CMD Registry)

Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Microvascular Disease
Ischemic Heart Disease
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: Invasive physiologic assessment
Diagnostic Test: Intravascular imaging
Registration Number
NCT05369182
Lead Sponsor
Samsung Medical Center
Brief Summary

Multicenter FLOW-CMD registry is a prospective, multi-center, registry study.

The aim of the study is to evaluate prognostic implications of coronary microvascular disease (CMD) in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) undergoing revascularization decision using FFR or other non-hyperemic pressure ratios.

Detailed Description

The diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) have focused on identifying and alleviating both extent and severity of myocardial ischemia, as it is the most important prognostic fator. Thus, fractional flow reserve (FFR) has been a standard method for identifying ischemia-related epicardial coronary stenosis, accruing an abundance of clinical evidence on the benefit of FFR-guided treatment decisions. However, a high FFR value (\>0.80) does not necessarily imply freedom from future events. Indeed, clinical events still occur in patients who are deferred based on high FFR. The microvasculature is one of the main components of coronary circulatory system, and the presence of microvascular disease may contribute to clinical events in patients without epicardial coronary stenosis. In the cardiac catheterization laboratory, microvascular disease can be assessed using a pressure/temperature-sensor coronary wire or a Doppler wire. Previous studies have demonstrated the incremental prognostic implications of coronary flow reserve (CFR) and index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) in patients with high FFR, and the recent European guidelines supported the importance of invasive physiologic assessment using CFR and IMR in patients with stable coronary artery disease. Furthermore, recent Expert Consensus Documents and the European Society of Cardiology guideline of Chronic Coronary Syndrome have underlined the importance of evaluating coronary microvascular disease (CMD) in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) and proposed an universal definition of CMD based on: 1) functionally non-obstructive CAD defined by a fractional flow reserve (FFR)\>0.80 and 2) impaired coronary microvascular function determined by abnormal CFR and/or microvascular resistance.

Another important issue in contemporary practice is how to improve patient prognosis after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Although PCI can induce secondary CMD originated from multiple mechanism associated with the procedure (e.g. distal embolization or endothelial dysfunction), and although secondary CMD also affects coronary circulatory function, there has been no previous evidence evaluating the incidence and prognosis of secondary CMD after successful PCI for epicardial coronary stenosis. Furthermore, both previous and recent trials demonstrated that intravascular imaging-guided PCI optimization has significantly better clinical outcomes than angiography-only guided PCI. However, these trials could not explain the exact mechanism underlying the potential benefit of intravascular imaging-guided PCI optimization for better clinical outcome, aside from a larger final stent area following intravascular imaging-guided PCI. Although the fundamental purpose of PCI is to resolve inducible myocardial ischemia originated from epicardial coronary stenosis, several studies have demonstrated that a substantial proportion of patients who underwent angiographically successful PCI had suboptimal post-PCI FFR or non-hyperemic pressure ratios, which are independently associated with worse clinical outcomes. Previous studies demonstrated that intravascular imaging devices could identify correctable cause of suboptimal post-PCI FFR. In this regard, it can be expected that intravascular imaging-guided PCI optimization would result in better post-PCI physiologic results such as higher post-PCI FFR and CFR, compared with angiography-only guided PCI.

However, these issues have not been fully clarified. Regarding the prognostic impact of CMD, only limited data has been available on the prognostic implications of CMD defined by the universal definition among patients with IHD, especially in patients with insignificant epicardial coronary disease defined by FFR\>0.80. In addition, only one prospective study evaluated optical coherence tomography (OCT)-guided PCI for post-PCI FFR in patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. None of prospective study evaluated potential physiologic benefit of intravascular imaging-guided PCI optimization using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) or OCT in unselected patient population.

Therefore, the primary objectives of the current multicenter prospective registry are to evaluate prognostic implications of CMD in patients with suspected IHD undergoing revascularization decision using FFR or other non-hyperemic pressure ratios and to evaluate the efficacy of intravascular imaging-guided optimization to enhance post-revascularization coronary circulatory function, compared with angiography-only guided revascularization in revascularized population.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1003
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Subject must be ≥18 years
  2. Patients suspected with IHD
  3. Patients undergoing physiologic assessment (CFR, IMR, and FFR) for evaluation of severity of CAD
  4. Subject is able to verbally confirm understandings of risks, benefits and treatment alternatives of receiving invasive physiologic or imaging evaluation and he/she or his/her legally authorized representative provides written informed consent to any study related procedure.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Cardiogenic shock (systolic blood pressure <90mmHg or requiring inotropics to maintain blood pressure >90mmHg) or cardiac arrest
  2. Non-cardiac co-morbid conditions are present with life expectancy <2 year (per site investigator's medical judgment).
  3. Inability to undergo physiologic assessment (CFR, IMR, and FFR)
  4. Pregnant or lactating women

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Revascularized Population: Patients treated by intravascular imaging-guided PCI optimizationInvasive physiologic assessmentAmong patients who received PCI, patients whose PCI was optimized through intravascular imaging device (IVUS or OCT).
Revascularized Population: Patients treated by intravascular imaging-guided PCI optimizationIntravascular imagingAmong patients who received PCI, patients whose PCI was optimized through intravascular imaging device (IVUS or OCT).
Deferred Population: Patients with preserved microvascular function (CFR≥2.0 OR IMR<25)Invasive physiologic assessmentAmong patients who did not undergo PCI at the discretion of the operator, patients with preserved microvascular function (CFR≥2.0 OR IMR\<25) in physiologic assessment.
Deferred Population: Patients with CMD (CFR<2.0 and IMR≥25)Invasive physiologic assessmentAmong patients who did not undergo PCI at the discretion of the operator, patients diagnosed CMD (CFR\<2.0, IMR≥25) in physiologic assessment.
Revascularized Population: Patients treated by angiography-only guided PCIInvasive physiologic assessmentAmong patients who received PCI, patients whose PCI was optimized through angiography-only.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient-oriented composite outcomes (POCO)1 year after last patient enrollment

a composite of all-cause death, MI, any repeat revascularization, or admission for heart failure

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Non-target vessel MI1 year after last patient enrollment

Non-target vessel MI

Admission for congestive heart failure1 year after last patient enrollment

Admission for congestive heart failure

Seattle Angina QuestionnaireBaseline, 1 year, and 2 year after patient enrollment

Physical limitation, Angina stability, Angina frequency, Treatment satisfaction, Quality of life

Proportion of functionally optimized post-PCI resultsPost-procedure

Proportion of functionally optimized post-PCI results (Post-PCI FFR\>0.80 and CFR\>2.0) according to the use of intravascular imaging

All-cause death1 year after last patient enrollment

All-cause death

Cardiac death1 year after last patient enrollment

Cardiac death

Target vessel revascularization (ischemia-driven or all)1 year after last patient enrollment

Target vessel revascularization (ischemia-driven or all)

Any repeat revascularization (ischemia-driven or all)1 year after last patient enrollment

Any repeat revascularization (ischemia-driven or all)

Target-vessel MI1 year after last patient enrollment

Target-vessel MI

Any MI1 year after last patient enrollment

Any MI

Non-target vessel revascularization (ischemia-driven or all)1 year after last patient enrollment

Non-target vessel revascularization (ischemia-driven or all)

Stroke (ischemic and hemorrhagic)1 year after last patient enrollment

Stroke (ischemic and hemorrhagic)

Incidence of secondary CMD after PCIPost-procedure

Incidence of secondary CMD (CFR\<2.0 and IMR≥25) after PCI among revascularized population

Trial Locations

Locations (7)

Samsung Medical Center

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Chonnam National University Hospital

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Gwangju, Korea, Republic of

Chosun University Hospital

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Gwangju, Korea, Republic of

Gyeongsang National University Hospital

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Jinju, Korea, Republic of

Seoul St. Mary's Hospital

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

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Seongnam, Korea, Republic of

Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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