Sajan Narayanan, Vijayakumar Subban, Parayaru Kottayil Asokan, Ramesh Natarajan, K Latchumanadhas, V V Krishnakumar, Gopi Aniyathodiyil, Ravi Cheriyan Mathew, M Shifas Babu, ArjunS Shenoi, UdayKhanolkar, C G Bahuleyan
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Abstract
Background: No/slow flow after percutaneous intervention(PCI) for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is common. Whether a comprehensive intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) analysis of atherosclerotic plaque can define characteristics which predict suboptimal flow following PCI is largely unknown.
Objectives: To identify IVUS correlates of suboptimal flow in patients with ACS undergoing PCI.
Materials & methods: We performed a prospective multicentre, investigator initiated study. Patients with ACS, who underwent IVUS guided PCI were enrolled. Clinical, angiographic and imaging characteristics of patients who developed suboptimal flow after PCI were analysed and compared with patients with normal flow.
Results: Between October 2021 and August 2022, we enrolled 187 patients (195 lesions) with ACS who underwent IVUS guided PCI. Mean age of patients was 58 ± 10.4 years; Incidence of slow/no reflow in our study was 14/195 (7.2 %). Presentation as ST elevation myocardial infarction, presence of angiographically complex lesion type (type B2/C) and pre procedural TIMI flow 0 were significantly more in patients who developed suboptimal flow after PCI. Pre PCI plaque attenuation length (9.51 mm Vs 4.35 mm p = 0.037), lesion site positive remodelling (Odds ratio 6.4 : 95 % CI; 1.1-38.4 p = 0.042) were predictors of slow flow.Post PCI length of plaque prolapse (9.73 mm Vs 6.58 mm p = 0.029) correlated with slow flow.
Conclusions: Plaque characteristics on IVUS in patients with ACS helps to identify patients who may develop suboptimal flow following PCI.
期刊介绍:
Indian Heart Journal (IHJ) is the official peer-reviewed open access journal of Cardiological Society of India and accepts articles for publication from across the globe. The journal aims to promote high quality research and serve as a platform for dissemination of scientific information in cardiology with particular focus on South Asia. The journal aims to publish cutting edge research in the field of clinical as well as non-clinical cardiology - including cardiovascular medicine and surgery. Some of the topics covered are Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Valvular Heart Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension and Infective Endocarditis. IHJ open access invites original research articles, research briefs, perspective, case reports, case vignette, cardiovascular images, cardiovascular graphics, research letters, correspondence, reader forum, and interesting photographs, for publication. IHJ open access also publishes theme-based special issues and abstracts of papers presented at the annual conference of the Cardiological Society of India.