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Identification of Predictors for Coronary Plaque Erosion in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT03479723

Last Updated: 2025-12-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1793 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-12-01

Study Completion Date

2024-08-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to perform pooled analysis with data collected from 5 previously published studies and 8 unpublished datasets collected from international sites.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

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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.

Conditions

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Acute Coronary Syndrome

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. 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).
2. Intra-vascular OCT imaging of culprit vessel.

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ik-Kyung Jang, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine; Director, Cardiology Laboratory for Integrative Physiology & Imaging

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ik-Kyung Jang, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Locations

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Suzuki K, Niida T, Yuki H, Kinoshita D, Fujimoto D, Lee H, McNulty I, Takano M, Nakamura S, Kakuta T, Mizuno K, Jang IK. Coronary Plaque Characteristics and Underlying Mechanism of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Different Age Groups of Patients With Diabetes. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Dec 5;12(23):e031474. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.031474. Epub 2023 Nov 28.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38014673 (View on PubMed)

Seegers LM, Yeh DD, Wood MJ, Yonetsu T, Minami Y, Araki M, Nakajima A, Yuki H, Ako J, Soeda T, Kurihara O, Higuma T, Kimura S, Adriaenssens T, Nef HM, Lee H, McNulty I, Sugiyama T, Kakuta T, Jang IK. Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Culprit Plaque Characteristics in Women With Acute Coronary Syndromes. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Nov 15;207:13-20. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.152. Epub 2023 Sep 16.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37722196 (View on PubMed)

Yuki H, Kinoshita D, Suzuki K, Niida T, Nakajima A, Seegers LM, Vergallo R, Fracassi F, Russo M, Di Vito L, Bryniarski K, McNulty I, Lee H, Kakuta T, Nakamura S, Jang IK. Layered plaque and plaque volume in patients with acute coronary syndromes. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2023 Apr;55(3):432-438. doi: 10.1007/s11239-023-02788-9. Epub 2023 Mar 4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36869878 (View on PubMed)

Seegers LM, Araki M, Nakajima A, Yonetsu T, Minami Y, Ako J, Soeda T, Kurihara O, Higuma T, Kimura S, Adriaenssens T, Nef HM, Lee H, McNulty I, Sugiyama T, Kakuta T, Jang IK. Sex Differences in Culprit Plaque Characteristics Among Different Age Groups in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Jun;15(6):e011612. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.121.011612. Epub 2022 Jun 2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35652353 (View on PubMed)

Araki M, Yonetsu T, Kurihara O, Nakajima A, Lee H, Soeda T, Minami Y, Higuma T, Kimura S, Takano M, Yan BP, Adriaenssens T, Boeder NF, Nef HM, Kim CJ, McNulty I, Crea F, Kakuta T, Jang IK. Age and Phenotype of Patients With Plaque Erosion. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Oct 5;10(19):e020691. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.020691. Epub 2021 Sep 25.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34569250 (View on PubMed)

Nakajima A, Subban V, Russo M, Bryniarski KL, Kurihara O, Araki M, Minami Y, Soeda T, Yonetsu T, Crea F, Takano M, Higuma T, Kakuta T, Adriaenssens T, Boeder NF, Nef HM, Raffel OC, McNulty I, Lee H, Nakamura S, Abdullakutty J, Mathew R, Sankardas MA, Jang IK. Coronary plaque and clinical characteristics of South Asian (Indian) patients with acute coronary syndromes: An optical coherence tomography study. Int J Cardiol. 2021 Nov 15;343:171-179. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.08.048. Epub 2021 Sep 3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34487786 (View on PubMed)

Kurihara O, Takano M, Yamamoto E, Yonetsu T, Kakuta T, Soeda T, Yan BP, Crea F, Higuma T, Kimura S, Minami Y, Adriaenssens T, Boeder NF, Nef HM, Kim CJ, Thondapu V, Kim HO, Russo M, Sugiyama T, Fracassi F, Lee H, Mizuno K, Jang IK. Seasonal Variations in the Pathogenesis of Acute Coronary Syndromes. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Jul 7;9(13):e015579. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.015579. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32611221 (View on PubMed)

Yamamoto E, Yonetsu T, Kakuta T, Soeda T, Saito Y, Yan BP, Kurihara O, Takano M, Niccoli G, Higuma T, Kimura S, Minami Y, Ako J, Adriaenssens T, Boeder NF, Nef HM, Fracassi F, Sugiyama T, Lee H, Crea F, Kimura T, Fujimoto JG, Fuster V, Jang IK. Clinical and Laboratory Predictors for Plaque Erosion in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Nov 5;8(21):e012322. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.012322. Epub 2019 Oct 23.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31640466 (View on PubMed)

Sugiyama T, Yamamoto E, Fracassi F, Lee H, Yonetsu T, Kakuta T, Soeda T, Saito Y, Yan BP, Kurihara O, Takano M, Niccoli G, Crea F, Higuma T, Kimura S, Minami Y, Ako J, Adriaenssens T, Boeder NF, Nef HM, Fujimoto JG, Fuster V, Finn AV, Falk E, Jang IK. Calcified Plaques in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Mar 25;12(6):531-540. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.12.013.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30898249 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2017P000329

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id