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Saline-induced Distal to Aortic Coronary Pressure Ratio vs. Resting and Hyperemic Indices of Coronary Artery Stenosis Severity

NCT04284345 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2024-05-08

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Summary

The presence of inducible myocardial ischemia is considered as the prerequisite for the clinical benefit of coronary revascularization. In this regard, the introduction of invasive pressure-derived physiological indices to guide myocardial revascularization represented a major breakthrough for the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), by moving the focus of coronary revascularization from anatomy to physiology . The main premise of coronary physiology is to permit determination of the functional significance of individual stenoses on a per-vessel basis, measurable at the time of clinical decision-making process, thus providing an objective marker to identify ischemic lesions, and therefore patients, most likely to benefit from coronary revascularization .

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is the most widely used pressure-derived invasive physiological index for coronary lesion assessment in contemporary clinical practice. FFR is calculated as the ratio of the mean distal coronary pressure (Pd) to the mean proximal coronary pressure (Pa) across a stenosis during maximal hyperaemia, a condition that is commonly achieved by the intracoronary or intravenous administration of a potent vasodilator agent, such as adenosine. Based on the results of landmark clinical trials, most recent guidelines recommend the use of FFR to identify hemodynamically significant coronary lesions in patients with stable CAD. Despite this, the worldwide adoption of FFR into current clinical practice remains limited , accounting for only 9.8% of coronary procedures in Switzerland . Potential reasons for the low adoption rate of coronary physiology include technical challenges and time consumption related to FFR measurements, inadequate or lack of reimbursement, physician preferences, patient-related discomfort, contraindications and costs associated with adenosine, or in certain countries, no availability of adenosine.

The low use of FFR in clinical practice provided a rationale for the development of new invasive physiology indices. By negating the need for administration of pharmacologic agents such as adenosine, saving time, and reducing costs and side effects, hyperaemia-free pressure-derived physiological indices were developed to increase adoption of physiology-guided coronary revascularization into routine clinical practice.

Conditions

  • Coronary Stenosis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Saline Pd/Pa

Use of a ≥6F guiding catheter and the Verrata pressure guidewire. Administration of intracoronary nitroglycerin. Verrata normalisation and placement of the Verrata sensor ≥3 vessel-diameter beyond the stenosis. Whole cycle resting Pd/Pa and resting iFR measurements. Measurement of contrast FFR: record 5 baseline heart beats, injection of contrast media, 10 ml in the left coronary system, 8 ml in the right coronary system, measure minimal Pd/Pa under stable hyperaemia. Adenosine FFR: measurement: record 5 baseline heart beats, injection of intracoronary adenosine, 200 mcg in the left coronary system, 100 mcg in the right coronary system, measure minimal Pd/Pa under stable hyperaemia. Saline-induced Pd/Pa measurement: record 5 baseline heart beats, injection of saline using the ACIST system during 5 heart beats, measure minimal Pd/Pa under stable hyperaemia. Perform pressure guidewire pullback and check for drift: drift ±0.02 is accepted, if ≥0.03, repeat measurement.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Geneva

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-31
Primary Completion
2024-01-01
Completion
2024-01-01

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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