Combined Assessment of Fractional Flow Reserve and Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve after Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation

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BACKGROUND: Coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) can be measured noninvasively using stress transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (S-TDE). The prognostic significance of S-TDE-derived CFVR after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of post-PCI CFVR and its additional efficacy to fractional flow reserve (FFR) in patients undergoing elective PCI.

METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted involving 187 consecutive patients with chronic coronary syndrome who underwent elective PCI guided by FFR for the left anterior descending coronary artery. Pre- and post-PCI wire-based FFR and CFVR assessments of the left anterior descending coronary artery using S-TDE were performed in all patients. The association between post-PCI clinical and physiologic parameters and major adverse cardiac events (MACE), defined as a composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and unplanned remote target vessel revascularization, was evaluated.

RESULTS: Three-quarters of patients exhibited CFVR increase after PCI, while all patients showed FFR improvement. During a median follow-up period of 1.5 years, MACE occurred in 21 patients (11.2%). Among clinical demographics, patients with MACE had higher levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide compared with those without MACE (median, 615 pg/mL [interquartile range, 245-1,500 pg/mL] vs 180 pg/mL [interquartile range, 70-559 pg/mL]; P = .010). Post-PCI S-TDE-derived CFVR was lower in patients with MACE, while post-PCI FFR showed a nonsignificant tendency to be lower in patients with MACE. In a multivariable analysis, higher NT-proBNP (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.02-1.74; P = .038), post-PCI CFVR ≤ 2.0 (adjusted hazard ratio, 2.93; 95% CI, 1.16-7.40; P = .023), and post-PCI FFR ≤ 0.82 (adjusted hazard ratio, 3.93; 95% CI, 1.52-10.18; P = .005) were independently associated with MACE.

CONCLUSIONS: In patients with chronic coronary syndrome who underwent successful elective PCI for left anterior descending coronary artery, the combined assessment of S-TDE-derived post-PCI CFVR and post-PCI FFR provided a significant association with the occurrence of MACE.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

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Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography - 37(2024), 4 vom: 08. Apr., Seite 428-438

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hanyu, Yoshihiro [VerfasserIn]
Hoshino, Masahiro [VerfasserIn]
Usui, Eisuke [VerfasserIn]
Sugiyama, Tomoyo [VerfasserIn]
Kanaji, Yoshihisa [VerfasserIn]
Hada, Masahiro [VerfasserIn]
Nagamine, Tatsuhiro [VerfasserIn]
Nogami, Kai [VerfasserIn]
Ueno, Hiroki [VerfasserIn]
Sakamoto, Tatsuya [VerfasserIn]
Yonetsu, Taishi [VerfasserIn]
Sasano, Tetsuo [VerfasserIn]
Kakuta, Tsunekazu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic coronary syndrome
Coronary flow velocity reserve
Fractional flow reserve
Journal Article
MACE
Percutaneous coronary intervention

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.echo.2023.12.006

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366134949