Comprehensive Assessment of Morphometric, Functional, Biomechanical and Biological Interactions Between Atherosclerotic Plaque and Platelets Within the Stenosed Coronary Artery

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

105 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-07-21

Study Completion Date

2026-07-21

Brief Summary

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The main objective of the present study is to verify, in vivo, whether shear forces computed solely based on coronary angiography and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques are associated with the biomarkers indicating the prothrombotic tendency of circulating blood in situ - distally and proximally to the coronary stenosis. The study will prospectively assess the relationship between i) the value and distribution of shear rate and shear stress (SS) estimated using three-dimensional angiography and CFD techniques, and ii) atherosclerotic plaque characteristics as assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT), iii) functional parameters of diseased vessels assessed by vessel fractional flow reserve (vFFR), and iv) in situ platelet activation, as expressed by platelet-derived microvesicles (pMVs) and small extracellular vesicles (sEVs), platelet aggregometry and other serum prothrombotic or inflammatory biomarkers sampled within the coronary artery.

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Detailed Description

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The biomechanical forces, including shear rate and shear stress exerted by circulating blood on the coronary wall and on circulating blood elements have been reported to contribute to the processes of plaque destabilization and thrombosis. Reliable estimation of shear (shear rate and shear stress) acting in vivo within the coronary artery has now become possible using imaging data and computational fluid dynamics techniques. The changing microenvironment of the plaque has a crucial role in the biochemical processes involved in remodeling the plaque itself. In this prospective, single-center study a total of 105 patients will be enrolled presenting with chronic coronary syndrome and angiographically confirmed coronary stenosis (30% - 90%) amenable to OCT imaging (according to the operator's judgment).

The groups will be assessed at the time of angiography with:

* OCT examination for precise evaluation of plaque morphology within the coronary stenosis
* Computational fluid dynamics with vFFR and estimation of value and distribution of shear rate and shear stress
* Impedance aggregometry-based platelet reactivity
* Single-particle high-resolution flow cytometry analysis of platelet-derived microvesicles and small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) as well as additional platelet activation (P-selectin, annexin-V) and inflammatory biomarkers
* Proteomic and metabolomic characterization - in the subset of patients Biomarker assessment will be done in the blood sampled directly from coronary artery (proximal and distal segment).

Conditions

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Chronic Coronary Syndrome Atherosclerosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Patients with chronic coronary syndrome and coronary stenosis (30% - 90%) amenable to OCT imaging

Patients with chronic coronary syndrome and coronary stenosis (30% - 90%) amenable to OCT imaging. The groups will be assessed at the time of angiography with:

* OCT for evaluation of plaque morphology within the coronary stenosis
* Computational fluid dynamics with vFFR and estimation of value and distribution of shear rate and shear stress
* Impedance aggregometry based platelet reactivity
* Single-particle high-resolution flow cytometry analysis of pMVs and sEVs as well as additional platelet activation and inflammatory biomarkers
* Proteomic and metabolomic characterization - in the subset of patients

Biomarker assessment will be done in the blood sampled directly from coronary artery (proximal and distal segment) arteries. Shear rate/shear stress distribution and biomarkers profile will be compared between the stenotic vessel and the non-stenotic vessel (stenoses \<30%) in the same patient.