Implication of Coronary Artery Disease Burden and Pattern in Ischemia-causing Vessels With PCI (CHART-PATTERN)

Combined AngiograpHy-derived Fractional Flow Reserve and Pullback Pressure Gradient Assessment to Better Discriminate Coronary ARTery Disease PAtients Benefiting From PercuTaneous Coronary InTERventioN

Ischemia-guided revascularization is the cornerstone of contemporary management of coronary artery disease (CAD). Coronary physiological assessment is advocated in the catheter laboratory to guide percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and it is widely accepted that an FFR ≤ 0.80 is a good indicator for vessels to benefit from revascularization. Nevertheless, a significant proportion of PCI patients continue to experience adverse events related to both stented segment and/or residual or diffuse disease. Our group recently demonstrated the feasibility of pullback pressure gradient (PPG) derived from virtual Quantitative Flow Ratio (QFR) pullback curve, which is an index of atherosclerosis functional pattern and can be used to epitomize the pathophysiological pattern of CAD as focal or diffuse.

In this regard, the current study will investigate the incremental value of PPG added to QFR haemodynamic assessment in ischemia-causing vessels received PCI in predicting adverse outcomes.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Myocardial Ischemia; Coronary Artery Disease; Atherosclerosis; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Quantitative Flow Ratio derived PPG

Detailed Description

Ischemia-guided revascularization is the cornerstone of contemporary management of coronary artery disease (CAD). Coronary physiological assessment is advocated in the catheter laboratory to guide percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and it is widely accepted that an FFR ≤ 0.80 is a good indicator for vessels to benefit from revascularization. Nevertheless, a significant proportion of PCI patients continue to experience adverse events related to both stented segment and/or residual or diffuse disease. Our group recently demonstrated the feasibility of pullback pressure gradient (PPG) derived from virtual Quantitative Flow Ratio (QFR) pullback curve, which is an index of atherosclerosis functional pattern and can be used to epitomize the pathophysiological pattern of CAD as focal or diffuse.

In this regard, the current study will investigate the incremental value of PPG added to QFR haemodynamic assessment in ischemia-causing vessels received PCI in predicting adverse outcomes.

The study cohort is derived from the PANDA-III study (Comparison of BuMA eG Based BioDegradable Polymer Stent With EXCEL Biodegradable Polymer Sirolimus-eluting Stent in "Real-World" Practice) (NCT02017275). In this cohort, vessels with measurable QFR≤ 0.80 will be included. According to the PPG index calculated from QFR virtual pullback curve and treatment strategy chosen, the included vessels were divided into three groups(vessels with PCI strategy and low PPG index (group A), vessels with PCI strategy with high PPG index (group B) and vessels with conservative strategy (group C)) and 2-year clinical outcomes for each group will be compared.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 1003

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Shanghai, China, 200032
    • 180 Fenglin Road

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

1003 patients with 1444 target vessels with measurable QFR≤ 0.80 from the PANDA-III study (Comparison of BuMA eG Based BioDegradable Polymer Stent With EXCEL Biodegradable Polymer Sirolimus-eluting Stent in "Real-World" Practice) (NCT02017275).

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with at least one vessel with measurable QFR≤ 0.80;
• PPG index can be calculated from virtual QFR pullback curve;
• The patient is willing to comply with specified follow-up evaluations;
• Patients who agree to accept the follow-up visits.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Culprit vessels for ACS myocardial infarction;
• Pregnant or nursing patients and those who plan pregnancy in the period up to 1 year following index procedure;
• Patient has other medical illness (e.g., cancer, known malignancy, congestive heart failure, organ transplant recipient or candidate) or known history of substance abuse (alcohol, cocaine, heroin etc.) that may cause non-compliance with the protocol, confound the data interpretation or is associated with a limited life expectancy (i.e., less than 1 year);
• Patient has a known hypersensitivity or contraindication to aspirin, heparin, clopidogrel/ticlopidine, stainless steel alloy, cobalt chromium, rapamycin, styrene-butylenes-styrene or poly-lactic acid (PLA) polymer, and/or contrast sensitivity that cannot be adequately pre-medicated;
• Any significant medical condition which in the Investigator's opinion may interfere with the patient's optimal participation in the study;
• Currently participating in another investigational drug or device study or patient in inclusion in another investigational drug or device study during follow-up.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Case-Control
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

3

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Group A; QFR≤0.80 vessels with PCI strategy and low PPG index	Device: Quantitative Flow Ratio derived PPG; From coronary angiographic images, QFR will be calculated and virtual pullback curve will be abstracted and PPG index will be calculated as: PPG index={MaxPPG20mm/△QFRvessel+(1-length with functional disease/Total vessel length) }/2.
Group B; QFR≤0.80 vessels with PCI strategy and high PPG index	Device: Quantitative Flow Ratio derived PPG; From coronary angiographic images, QFR will be calculated and virtual pullback curve will be abstracted and PPG index will be calculated as: PPG index={MaxPPG20mm/△QFRvessel+(1-length with functional disease/Total vessel length) }/2.
Group C; QFR≤0.80 vessels with conservative strategy	Device: Quantitative Flow Ratio derived PPG; From coronary angiographic images, QFR will be calculated and virtual pullback curve will be abstracted and PPG index will be calculated as: PPG index={MaxPPG20mm/△QFRvessel+(1-length with functional disease/Total vessel length) }/2.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Vessel-oriented composite outcome	Vessel-oriented composite outcome (VOCO) including vessel related ischemia-driven target vessel revascularization, vessel-related myocardial infarction (MI), and cardiac death.	at 2 years from index procedure

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Cardiac death or vessel-related MI	Cardiac death or vessel-related MI	at 2 years from index procedure
Vessel-related MI	Vessel-related MI	at 2 years from index procedure
Cardiac death	Cardiac death	at 2 years from index procedure

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
• Collaborators: China National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Bo Xu, MBBS, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Xu B, Gao R, Yang Y, Cao X, Qin L, Li Y, Li Z, Li X, Lin H, Guo Y, Ma Y, Wang J, Nie S, Xu L, Cao E, Guan C, Stone GW; PANDA III Investigators. Biodegradable Polymer-Based Sirolimus-Eluting Stents With Differing Elution and Absorption Kinetics: The PANDA III Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 May 17;67(19):2249-2258. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.03.475.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 1, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): February 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 6, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 6, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): December 11, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 2, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 30, 2021
• Last Verified: March 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Arteriosclerosis; Arterial Occlusive Diseases; Coronary Artery Disease; Myocardial Ischemia; Coronary Disease; Ischemia; Atherosclerosis
• Other Study ID Numbers: ZS-20201206

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No