Identification of Predictors for Coronary Plaque Erosion in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Registration Number
- NCT03479723
- Lead Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to perform pooled analysis with data collected from 5 previously published studies and 8 unpublished datasets collected from international sites. The main goal of this study is to identify the predictors of plaque erosion.
- Detailed Description
Plaque erosion is reported to be responsible for about one third of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In the EROSION study, we reported that antithrombotic therapy without stenting achieved a reduction in thrombus volume greater than 50% in over 70% of patients diagnosed with ACS caused by plaque erosion. This result suggests that the conservative approach of anti-thrombotic therapy without stenting may be an option for patients diagnosed with ACS caused by plaque erosion, which may be the paradigm shift in treatment of ACS patients. However, at present, the only way to make an in vivo diagnosis of plaque erosion is intra-coronary optical coherence tomography (OCT). If we can identify clinical factors associated with plaque erosion, we may be able to narrow down a sub-population of patients with a higher likelihood of plaque erosion. This group of patients may be stabilized with pharmacologic therapy and avoid invasive procedures, thereby preventing related complications and reducing health care burden. However, specific demographic characteristics of the ACS patients with plaque erosion are not known. Our group has the world's largest dataset of patients with plaque erosion and several published reports on plaque erosion. However, the study population of each study is still small and unbalanced to identify the demographic characteristics associated with plaque erosion. Therefore, we propose to pool data from a large number of institutions around the world. This will provide an opportunity to identify factors associated with plaque erosion.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1793
- Diagnosed with ACS upon admission to hospital, including patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and unstable angina pectoris (UAP).
- Intra-vascular OCT imaging of culprit vessel.
- None
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cardiac death 3-year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method any repeat revascularization 3-year stent thrombosis 3-year stent thrombosis was defined according to the Academic Research Consortium criteria
clinically driven target lesion revascularization 3-year target lesion revascularization performed because of ischemic symptoms, electrocardiographic changes at rest or positive stress test relists
target-vessel revascularization 3-year Revascularization of any segment of the coronary artery containing the target lesion
patients-oriented composite (all cause death, MI, any repeat coronary revascularization) 3-year all cause death 3-year myocardial infarction 3-year any target lesion revascularization 3-year Any revascularization due to thrombosis or restenosis of the target lesion
device-oriented composite (cardiac death, target vessel MI, and TLR) 3-year bleeding complication 3-year Gusto and BARC definition
target vessel failure (TVF; cardiac death, MI, or ischemia-driven TVR) 3-year major adverse cardiac events (MACEs: cardiac death, MI, or ischemia-driven TLR) 3-year stroke 3-year
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Massachusetts General Hospital
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States