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Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Findings and Coronary Bifurcation Lesions

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Coronary Bifurcation Lesions
Interventions
Procedure: percutaneous coronary intervention
Registration Number
NCT03172845
Lead Sponsor
Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
Brief Summary

To determine the clinical prevalence of vulnerable plaque using OCT in patients with coronary bifurcation lesion.

Detailed Description

This is a prospective registry study in which patient with bifurcation lesion undergoing baseline coronary angiography, baseline OCT and percutaneous coronary intervention will be studied. OCT is used to assess the prevalence of vulnerable plaque, its location at bifurcation lesions and compare vulnerable plaque related major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) during one-year follow-up in bifurcation lesions between patients with vulnerable plaque and those without. Relationship between endothelial shear stress and vulnerable plaque. Relationship between bifurcation angle and vulnerable plaque.

Group A: presence of vulnerable plaque at the bifurcation Group B: absence of vulnerable plaque at the bifurcation Documentation of immediate post stent OCT and 12 months follow up angiography with OCT will be performed. Immediate post stent OCT to assess successful stent implantation and after 12 months follow up to document year major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) included myocardial infraction, cardiac death and clinically driven target lesion revascularization, stent thrombosis.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
304
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients ≥ 18 years old
  • Patients with ischemic heart disease who are considered for coronary revascularization with PCI
  • True coronary bifurcation lesion Medina 1.1.1, 0.1.1, 1.0.1 (stenosis> 50% by visual estimation) treated by drug-eluting stent
  • Reference vessel diameter of main vessel >= 2.5mm and side branch >=2.0 mm by visual estimation
Exclusion Criteria
  • Saphenous vein grafts
  • In-stent restenotic lesions
  • Thombus-containing lesions
  • Patient who had Myocardial infarction with in less than one month
  • Patent who had bifurcation lesion dilation with balloon
  • Contraindication or hypersensitivity to anti-platelet agents or contrast media
  • Creatinine level ≥ 2.0 mg/dL
  • Severe hepatic dysfunction (3 times normal reference values)
  • Hemodynamic unstable patients
  • Inability of OCT devise to cross the lesion into distal vessel
  • Pregnant women or women with potential childbearing
  • Inability to understand or read the informed content

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Vulnerable plaquepercutaneous coronary interventionThin-cap fibro atheroma (TCFA) was defined as a lipid-rich plaque with the thinnest fibrous cap thickness\<65um. Plaque rupture was identified by the presence of fibrous cap discontinuity with a clear cavity formation inside the plaque. Plaque erosion is characterized by luminal thrombus and absence of the endothelium or without evidence of fibrous cap disruption. Fibro calcific plaque contains OCT evidence of fibrous tissue along with calcium that appears as a signal-poor or heterogeneous region with a sharply delineated border which is applied to larger calcifications. Calcified nodule is characterized as a signal or multiple regions of calcium protruding into the lumen, superficial calcification accompanied by substantive calcium proximal and or distal to the lesion. Thrombus is defined as a mass attached to luminal surface or floating within the lumen. It is seen as a protrusion inside the lumen of the artery with signal attenuation.
Without any vulnerable plaqueStable plaquepercutaneous coronary interventionpatient with bifurcation lesion undergoing baseline coronary angiography and baseline OCT.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The prevalence of coronary vulnerable plaques in bifurcation lesions using coherence tomography (OCT)Documentation of baseline OCT

Vulnerable plaque was considered when presence of Thin-cap fibro atheroma (TCFA), Lipid-rich plaque (vulnerable), Plaque rupture, Plaque erosion, thrombus and calcified nodule.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE)0 to 12 months

MACE was included myocardial infarction, cardiac death, and target lesion revascularization.

Thin-cap fibroatheroma0 to 12 months

Thin-cap fibroatheroma was defined as a lipid-rich plaque with the thinnest fibrous cap thickness \< 65 µm.

Calcified nodule0 to 12 months

Calcified nodule is characterized as a signal or multiple regions of calcium protruding into the lumen, superficial calcification accompanied by substantive calcium proximal and or distal to the lesion.

Plaque erosion0 to 12 months

Plaque erosion is characterized by luminal thrombus and absence of the endothelium, without evidence of fibrous cap disruption.

Plaque rupture0 to 12 months

Rupture was identified by the presence of fibrous cap discontinuity with a clear cavity formation inside the plaque.

Stent Thrombosis0 to 12 months

Stent thrombosis was defined according to the Academic Research Consortium definition.

Thrombus0 to 12 months

Thrombus is defined as a mass attached to luminal surface or floating within the lumen. It is seen as a protrusion inside the lumen of the artery with signal attenuation.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nanjing First Hospital

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Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

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