Impact of Coronary CT Angiography, Physiologic Assessment and Pharmacotherapy on the Clinical Outcomes

NCT ID: NCT04547231

Last Updated: 2021-03-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

992 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-08-12

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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The investigators aim to investigate the prognostic implication of stenosis and plaque features on coronary CT angiography (CCTA), physiologic assessment, and pharmacotherapy after invasive coronary angiography.

Detailed Description

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Stenosis severity, plaque features, and myocardial ischemia have been known as important indicators in diagnosis and prognostication of patients with coronary artery disease. Invasive physiologic indies such as fractional flow reserve (FFR) are used to define ischemia-causing stenosis in the catheterization laboratory. FFR represents maximal blood flow to the myocardium supplied by an artery with stenosis as a fraction of normal maximum flow. The FFR-guided strategy was reported to improve the patients' outcomes in comparison with the angiography-guided strategy. However, clinical events still occur in patients with FFR \>0.80, and invasive therapy did not improve prognosis in patients with moderate to severe ischemia compared to optimal medical therapy in the ISCHEMIA trial. In the recent report, the prognosis in the vessel with FFR \>0.80 was associated with high-risk plaque characteristics on coronary CT angiography (CCTA). Likewise, incorporation of stenosis and plaque features and myocardial ischemia may provide better risk stratification of patients with coronary artery disease than evaluating each attribute alone. Recent proposed novel measurement such as pericoronary inflammation or epicardial fat metrics and lesion-specific or vessel-specific hemodynamic parameters derived from CCTA has also been known as a robust prognostic predictor. In addition, antiplatelet agents and lipid-lowering medication such as aspirin, clopidogrel, or statin are commonly used for primary and secondary prevention of adverse cardiovascular events. However, the relationship of combination and dosage of those drugs with prevention of plaque progression and clinical outcomes has not been fully understood. Accordingly, the investigators aim to find the prognostic implications of stenosis and plaque features, fat metrics on CCTA along with physiologic assessment and pharmocotherapy according to the different treatment strategies.

Conditions

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Coronary Artery Disease

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Deferral of PCI group

Patients with a vessel determined to defer revascularization after FFR measurement who undergo CCTA within 90 days before FFR measurement will be included.

Fractional flow reserve, Coronary CT angiography

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

1. Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and measurement of fractional flow reserve (FFR) will be performed as part of routine clinical practice. The decision to perform CCTA before invasive angiography was at the judgment of the physicians in charge.
2. Physiologic assessment includes delta FFR (lesion-specific) and FFR (vessel-specific) measurement. Delta FFR is defined as a pressure step up across the lesion. Coronary angiography and physiologic assessment will be analyzed by an independent core laboratory (Seoul National University Hospital, Clinical Trial Center, Seoul, South Korea).
3. Stenosis and plaque features on CCTA will be analyzed by an independent CCTA core laboratory (Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Seoul, Korea), and pericoronary and epicardial fat metrics (fat attenuation index, epicardial fat attenuation index, epicardial fat volume, etc.) will be obtained by an independent cardiac CT fat core laboratory (Tsuchiura Kyodo general hospital, Ibaraki, Japan).

PCI group

Patients with a vessel that undergo stent implantation and FFR measurement both before and after revascularization (pre-PCI FFR and post-PCI FFR) with available coronary CT angiography within 90 days before FFR measurement will be included.

Fractional flow reserve, Coronary CT angiography

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

1. Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and measurement of fractional flow reserve (FFR) will be performed as part of routine clinical practice. The decision to perform CCTA before invasive angiography was at the judgment of the physicians in charge.
2. Physiologic assessment includes delta FFR (lesion-specific) and FFR (vessel-specific) measurement. Delta FFR is defined as a pressure step up across the lesion. Coronary angiography and physiologic assessment will be analyzed by an independent core laboratory (Seoul National University Hospital, Clinical Trial Center, Seoul, South Korea).
3. Stenosis and plaque features on CCTA will be analyzed by an independent CCTA core laboratory (Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Seoul, Korea), and pericoronary and epicardial fat metrics (fat attenuation index, epicardial fat attenuation index, epicardial fat volume, etc.) will be obtained by an independent cardiac CT fat core laboratory (Tsuchiura Kyodo general hospital, Ibaraki, Japan).

Interventions

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Fractional flow reserve, Coronary CT angiography

1. Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and measurement of fractional flow reserve (FFR) will be performed as part of routine clinical practice. The decision to perform CCTA before invasive angiography was at the judgment of the physicians in charge.
2. Physiologic assessment includes delta FFR (lesion-specific) and FFR (vessel-specific) measurement. Delta FFR is defined as a pressure step up across the lesion. Coronary angiography and physiologic assessment will be analyzed by an independent core laboratory (Seoul National University Hospital, Clinical Trial Center, Seoul, South Korea).
3. Stenosis and plaque features on CCTA will be analyzed by an independent CCTA core laboratory (Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Seoul, Korea), and pericoronary and epicardial fat metrics (fat attenuation index, epicardial fat attenuation index, epicardial fat volume, etc.) will be obtained by an independent cardiac CT fat core laboratory (Tsuchiura Kyodo general hospital, Ibaraki, Japan).

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age ≥ 20 years
2. Patients who undergo CCTA within 90 days before FFR measurement by clinical needs
3. Patients with a vessel determined to defer revascularization after FFR measurement.


1. Age ≥ 20 years
2. Patients who undergo CCTA within 90 days before FFR measurement by clinical needs
3. Patients with a vessel that undergo stent implantation and FFR measurement both before and after revascularization (pre-PCI FFR and post-PCI FFR).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Left ventricular ejection fraction \< 35%
2. Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction within 72 hours or previous coronary artery bypass graft surgery
3. Abnormal epicardial coronary flow (TIMI flow \< 3)
4. Failed FFR measurement
5. Planned coronary artery bypass graft surgery after diagnostic angiography
6. Poor quality of CCTA which is unsuitable for plaque analysis
7. Patients with a stent in the target vessel

2\) PCI group


1. Left ventricular ejection fraction \< 35%
2. Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction within 72 hours or previous coronary artery bypass graft surgery
3. Abnormal epicardial coronary flow (TIMI flow \< 3)
4. Failed FFR measurement
5. Planned coronary artery bypass graft surgery after diagnostic angiography
6. Poor quality of CCTA which is unsuitable for plaque analysis
7. Patients with a stent in the target vessel
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ulsan Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Inje University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sejong General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Chosun University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Gachon University Gil Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dong-A University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wonju Severance Christian Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Incheon St.Mary's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dong-A ST Co., Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Seoul National University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Bon-Kwon Koo

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Bon-Kwon Koo, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Seoul National University Hospital

Locations

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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, Select, South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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South Korea

Central Contacts

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Bon-Kwon Koo, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+82-1033561869

Seokhun Yang, MD

Role: CONTACT

+82-1025953470

Facility Contacts

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Bon-Kwon Koo, MD, PhD

Role: primary

+82-1033561869

Seokhun Yang, MD

Role: backup

+82-1025953470

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Other Identifiers

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H-2007-201-1144

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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