Discover how the innovative use of Quantitative Flow Ratio is revolutionizing the prediction of cardiac events in patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome awaiting Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
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Quantitative Flow Ratio to Predict Non-Target-Vessel Events Before Planned Staged Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Bär et al., J Am Heart Assoc 2023
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.123.031847
Study Summary:
This study explored the utility of Quantitative flow ratio (QFR) in determining the optimal timing for staged percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The research was conducted at Bern University Hospital, Switzerland, focusing on patients scheduled for non-target vessel (non-TV) staged PCI. The primary endpoint was a composite of non-TV myocardial infarction and urgent unplanned non-TV PCI before the planned procedure.
QFR was measured in 1093 out of 1432 ACS patients, with a median time to staged PCI of 28 days. The primary endpoint occurred in 5% of the patients. However, multivariable analysis of 1018 patients showed no significant association between non-TV QFR and the primary endpoint, with a hazard ratio of 0.87 per 0.1 QFR increase (95% CI, 0.69-1.05, P=0.125; nonlinear P=0.648).
Significance:
The findings suggest that QFR does not independently predict non-TV events before planned staged PCI in patients with ACS. Therefore, QFR may not be a useful tool to refine the timing of staged PCI beyond clinical judgment. This contributes to the ongoing debate about the optimal timing for staged PCI in ACS patients.
Contribution to Literature:
This study adds to the body of evidence that clinical judgment remains paramount in the decision-making process for the timing of staged PCI, as QFR did not provide additional predictive value in this context.
Study Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02241291.