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Combined Coronary CT Angiography and CT Perfusion in Coronary Artery Disease (CoroFusion)

NCT06949150 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 2000

Last updated 2025-04-29

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Summary

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) provides high-resolution imaging of coronary artery disease (CAD), revealing stenosis, plaque characteristics, and hemodynamic markers like CT-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR), axial plaque stress (APS), and wall shear stress (WSS). However, CTA alone has limitations in evaluating the functional significance of lesions, especially in cases with borderline stenosis, severe calcification, or coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD). CT myocardial perfusion (CTP) complements CTA by directly assessing myocardial blood flow (MBF) and perfusion reserve (MPR), enhancing diagnostic accuracy. Despite its promise, integrating CTA and CTP for comprehensive CAD assessment remains a challenge.

Key gaps include the lack of long-term evidence on combined CTA/CTP findings, particularly in incorporating plaque markers with perfusion deficits. Standardizing ischemic thresholds and validating automated CTP analysis tools remain ongoing challenges. CTP also improves specificity in cases where CTA may overestimate ischemic burden and detects microvascular dysfunction, especially in patients with ischemia and no obstructive CAD (INOCA). Quantitative parameters like MBF have been linked to major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), but issues with protocol variability and cost-effectiveness persist.

This study, a real-world, single-center observational cohort, evaluates the clinical utility of integrated CTA/CTP imaging in CAD management. It will assess diagnostic synergy, impact on clinical decisions, and prognostic value in predicting 5-year MACE. AI-driven imaging analysis will quantify plaque features and myocardial perfusion defects, integrating multimodal parameters to generate individualized ischemia risk scores. The goal is to refine non-invasive diagnostic pathways and improve CAD management strategies.

Conditions

  • Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD)

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

coronary angiography

Invasive coronary angiography (ICA), with or without percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), optical coherence tomography (OCT), or fractional flow reserve (FFR).

OTHER

Medical therapy

Patients do not undergo invasive coronary angiography (ICA), recieving medical treatment, lifestyle intervention or further test

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-01
Primary Completion
2029-12-31
Completion
2034-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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