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Evaluation of the Impact of Fractional flow reserve and Optical Coherence Tomography on the Outcomes of Percutaneous coronary intervention in Diabetic Patients

Recruiting
Conditions
Unstable angina,
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/09/036375
Lead Sponsor
Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute
Brief Summary

India has the second-highest prevalence of diabetes in the world, with 77 million individuals living with diabetes; this number is estimated to reach >130 million by 2045. [1] Diabetes is associated with a high risk of major cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and high triglyceride levels, among Indians. [2] In clinic-based studies, the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) was ~11%–30%, while the prevalence in community-based studies was ~9%–15% among patients with diabetes,[3] and many will require percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Over the years, fraction flow reserve (FFR) has emerged as a reliable physiologic index for the assessment of severity of angiographic intermediate lesions, guiding PCI in multivessel coronary lesions. [4] Currently, FFR is the gold standard invasive diagnostic test in guiding revascularization in patients with CAD.   Recent times a cut-off FFR value of 0.80 has been generally used to decide on PCI for intermediate coronary lesions.

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a novel and safe imaging modality with higher resolution and is proved to be useful in optimizing PCI procedure. The 2018 European Society of Cardiology and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (ESC/EACTS) guidelines on myocardial revascularization recommend OCT for selected patients to optimize stent implantation with the same class of recommendation and level of evidence as IVUS. Furthermore, guidelines recommend that IVUS and/or OCT should be considered to detect stent-related mechanical problems leading to restenosis (Recommendation Class II a, Level of evidence C). [8]

Optical coherence tomography can be used for optimizing PCI using MLD (Morphology [M], Length [L], and Diameter [D]) and  MAX  (Medial dissection [M], Apposition [A], and eXpansion [X]) algorithm for pre- and post-PCI, respectively. This algorithm helps in delivering optimal results and guides treatment decisions. [9]

Multiple intravascular imaging studies have shown that vulnerable plaque characteristics are more prevalent in DM patients compared to non-DM patients. The PROSPECT Registry demonstrated an ~12 % future unanticipated major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in non-culprit lesions (NCL) with insulin-dependent DM which is identified as an independent predictor of NCL MACE. [10] According to a meta-analysis study of 139,774 patients with T2DM, those who underwent PCI had significantly more in-hospital mortality (RR: 2.57; 95% CI: 1.95–3.38; p=0 .00001) and MACEs (RR: 1.38; 95% CI: 1.10–1.73; p =0 .005) versus patients without DM. In addition, majority of the short and long-term adverse clinical outcomes were also significantly higher in the DM group as compared to the non-DM group. Stent thrombosis was significantly higher in the DM compared to the non-DM group during the short-term follow-up period (RR 1.59; 95% CI: 1.16–2.18; p = 0.004).[10] A pooled analysis of 6 randomized trials has shown that diabetes and hypertension (p<0.01 for both) predicted TLF between 30 days and 1 year post PCI, while between 1 and 5 years, diabetes (HR 1.40, 95% CI 1.13–1.73, p=0.002), prior coronary artery bypass grafting (HR 2.52, 95% CI 1.92–3.30, p<0.0001), and prior PCI (HR 1.29, 95% CI 1.02–1.64, p=0.04) predicted TLF post PCI.[11] In diabetic patients, the TLF was found to be about 10% at one year post index PCI. [12,13]

With the help of OCT, it is easy to detect high-risk vulnerable plaques that are common in patients with DM. The introduction of OCT has helped in understanding the plaque morphology and the mechanisms of plaque rupture that may help optimizing treatment of coronary lesions. [14,15] Due to these characteristics, OCT is being frequently used to evaluate lesion morphology; however, the predictive value of this modality with regard to future clinical outcomes is not well studied in Indian settings.

The present Registry proposes to evaluate the feasibility and potential benefits of using OCT and FFR on the outcomes of PCI in diabetic patients. The lesions undergoing PCI will be guided by the MLD-MAX algorithm of OCT use. The intermediate lesions will undergo FFR measurements and   lesions with FFR value≤0.80 will be selected for PCI. As far as possible complete revascularization will be ensured in each case.

References

1.      International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2019.

2.      Gupta A, Gupta R, Sharma KK, et al. Prevalence of diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors in middle-class urban participants in India. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2014;2(1):e000048.

3.      Pradeepa R, Mohan V. Prevalence of type 2 diabetes and its complications in India and economic costs to the nation. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2017;71(7):816-824.

4.      Bishop AH, Samady H. Fractional flow reserve: critical review of an important physiologic adjunct to angiography. Am Heart J. 2004 May;147(5):792-802.

5.      Kern MJ, Lerman A, Bech JW, et al. American Heart Association Committee on Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiac Catheterization, Council on Clinical Cardiology. Physiological assessment of coronary artery disease in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Committee on Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiac Catheterization, Council on Clinical Cardiology. Circulation. 2006 Sep 19;114(12):1321-41.

6.      Thomson VS, Varghese MJ, Chacko ST, Coronary artery disease management and cost implications with fractional flow reserve guided coronary intervention in Indian patients with stable ischemic coronary artery disease. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.1002/ccd.28897

7.      Van Belle E, Cosenza A, Baptista SB, et al. Usefulness of Routine Fractional Flow Reserve for Clinical Management of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Diabetes. JAMA Cardiol. 2020;5(3):272–281.

8.      Neumann FJ, Sousa-Uva M, Ahlsson A, et al. 2018 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial revascularization. Eur Heart J. 2019;40(2):87–165.

9.      Shlofmitz, E. et al. Algorithmic Approach for OCT Guided Stent Implantation During PCI. Intervent Cardiol Clin 7 (2018) 329-344.

10.  Stone GW, Maehara A, Lansky AJ, de Bruyne B, Cristea E, Mintz GS, Mehran R, McPherson J, Farhat N, Marso SP, et al. A prospective natural-history study of coronary atherosclerosis. N Engl J Med. 2011;364(3):226–35.

11.  Zhuo X, Zhang C, Feng J, Ouyang S, Niu P, Dai Z. In-hospital, short-term and long-term adverse clinical outcomes observed in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus vs non-diabetes mellitus following percutaneous coronary intervention: A meta-analysis including 139,774 patients. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019;98(8):e14669.

12.  Franzone A, Pilgrim T, Heg D, et al. Clinical outcomes according to diabetic status in patients treated with biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stents versus durable polymer everolimus-eluting stents: prespecified subgroup analysis of the BIOSCIENCE trial. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Jun;8(6):e002319

13.  Kornowski R, Roguin A, Danenberg H, et al. BIOFLOW-III satellite-One-year clinical outcomes of diabetic patients treated with a biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stent and comprehensive medical surveillance. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2017 Jul-Aug;18(5):338-343.

14.  Fujii K, Kawasaki D, Masutani M, et al. OCT assessment of thin-cap fibroatheroma distribution in native coronary arteries. J Am Coll Cardiol Imaging. 2010;3(2):168–75.

15.  Jang IK, Tearney GJ, MacNeill B et al. In vivo characterization of coronar atherosclerotic plaque by use of optical coherence tomography. Circulation. 2005;111(12):1551–5.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
275
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diabetes inclusion criteria a.
  • Previously diagnosed and currently on diabetes medication b.
  • Patient having any one of the below as per American Diabetes Association criteria (HbA1c ≥6.5% or Fasting plasma glucose ≥126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/L) or 2-hour glucose ≥200 mg/dL (11.1mmol/L)) 2.
  • Patients of either gender, aged ≥ 18 years 3.
  • DM patients with single or multivessel lesions in native vessels, undergoing PCI and suitable for invasive cardiovascular diagnostic procedures, FFR and OCT 4.
  • Patients with Unstable Angina, stable ischemic heart disease, or NSTEMI 5.
  • Willing to provide inform consent to share the data.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients unwilling to sign the informed consent 2.
  • Hemodynamic instability or cardiogenic shock patients 3.
  • Patients who have a life expectancy of less than 12 months 4.
  • Contraindication for dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) 5.
  • Patients with Chronic Total Occlusion lesions, Aorto-Ostial lesions 6.
  • Prior CABG patients 7.
  • Lesions with in-stent restenosis 8.
  • Left Main disease patients 9.
  • Patients with GFR < 30 ml/min 10.
  • Patients with KILLIP class III or IV 11.
  • Patients with STEMI 12.
  • Distal coronary lesions where OCT or FFR study may be difficult to perform 13.
  • Patients as per the discretion of treating physician, lesions where FFR and/or OCT cannot be performed due to technical reasons.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To study the clinical outcomes of an OCT and FFR guided PCI strategy in patients with diabetes mellitus with respect to target lesion failure at 12 months compared against a clinical acceptance criterion of (12.5% based on historical event rates in patients with diabetes mellitus receiving DES)12 Months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Procedural efficiency including Procedure time and Contrast Volume2. Rate of concordance and discordance between FFR and RFR

Trial Locations

Locations (10)

Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute

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Thiruvananthapuram, KERALA, India

Chopda Medicare & Research Centre Pvt. Ltd; Magnum Heart Institute

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Nashik, MAHARASHTRA, India

G. Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital

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Coimbatore, TAMIL NADU, India

Lilavati Hospital And Research Centre

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(Suburban), MAHARASHTRA, India

Lisie hospital

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Ernakulam, KERALA, India

Manglam Plus Medicity Hospital

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Jaipur, RAJASTHAN, India

Medanta, The Medicity

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Gurgaon, HARYANA, India

Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Centre

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Madurai, TAMIL NADU, India

National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute

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Section-2,, India

SUNSHINE HOSPITALS

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Hyderabad, TELANGANA, India

Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute
🇮🇳Thiruvananthapuram, KERALA, India
Dr C G Bahuleyan
Principal investigator
9447344882
bahuleyan2001@yahoo.co.uk

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