Natasha Stephenson, Eric Rosenthal, Matthew Jones, Shujie Deng, Gavin Wheeler, Kuberan Pushparajah, Julia A Schnabel, John M Simpson
{"title":"Virtual Reality for Preprocedure Planning of Covered Stent Correction of Superior Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defects.","authors":"Natasha Stephenson, Eric Rosenthal, Matthew Jones, Shujie Deng, Gavin Wheeler, Kuberan Pushparajah, Julia A Schnabel, John M Simpson","doi":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.123.013964","DOIUrl":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.123.013964","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Covered stent correction (CSC) of a superior sinus venosus atrial septal defect is an alternative to surgery in selected patients, but anatomic variation means that assessment for CSC requires a 3-dimensional anatomic understanding. Heart VR is a virtual reality (VR) system that rapidly displays and renders multimodality imaging without prior image segmentation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the Heart VR system to assess patient suitability for CSC.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a blinded fashion, 2 interventionalists reviewed preprocedural computed tomography scans using Heart VR to assess the feasibility of CSC, including the potential need for pulmonary vein protection. The total review time using VR was recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Using conventional imaging, 15 patients were deemed suitable for CSC, but at catheterization, 3 cases were unsuitable. Using VR, when both interventionalists agreed that a case was suitable for CSC (n=12), all proved technically feasible. In the 3 cases that were unsuitable for CSC, the interventionalists using VR were either uncertain (n=1) or did not agree on suitability (n=2). The strategy for pulmonary vein protection was correctly identified by interventionalist 1 and 2 in 9/12 and 8/12 cases, respectively. In cases where pulmonary vein protection was required intraprocedurally (n=5), this was correctly identified using Heart VR. Using VR, in 3 cases it was determined that pulmonary vein protection would be required, but this was not the case on balloon interrogation. VR data loading and review times were 82 seconds and 7 minutes, respectively. Verbal feedback indicated that Heart VR assisted in the assessment of case suitability.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Heart VR is a rapid and effective tool for predicting suitability for CSC in patients with a superior sinus venosus atrial septal defect and could be a feasible alternative to segmented virtual or physical 3-dimensional models.</p>","PeriodicalId":10330,"journal":{"name":"Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions","volume":" ","pages":"e013964"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7616809/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142575515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew Kelham, Anne-Marie Beirne, Krishnaraj S Rathod, Mervyn Andiapen, Lucinda Wynne, Annastazia E Learoyd, Nasim Forooghi, Rohini Ramaseshan, James C Moon, Ceri Davies, Christos V Bourantas, Andreas Baumbach, Charlotte Manisty, Andrew Wragg, Amrita Ahluwalia, Francesca Pugliese, Anthony Mathur, Daniel A Jones
{"title":"CTCA Prior to Invasive Coronary Angiography in Patients With Previous Bypass Surgery: Patient-Related Outcomes, Imaging Resource Utilization, and Cardiac Events at 3 Years From the BYPASS-CTCA Trial.","authors":"Matthew Kelham, Anne-Marie Beirne, Krishnaraj S Rathod, Mervyn Andiapen, Lucinda Wynne, Annastazia E Learoyd, Nasim Forooghi, Rohini Ramaseshan, James C Moon, Ceri Davies, Christos V Bourantas, Andreas Baumbach, Charlotte Manisty, Andrew Wragg, Amrita Ahluwalia, Francesca Pugliese, Anthony Mathur, Daniel A Jones","doi":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014142","DOIUrl":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014142","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In patients with previous coronary artery bypass grafting, computed tomography cardiac angiography (CTCA) before invasive coronary angiography (ICA) was demonstrated in the BYPASS-CTCA trial (Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess Whether Computed Tomography Cardiac Angiography Can Improve Invasive Coronary Angiography in Bypass Surgery Patients) to reduce procedure time and incidence of contrast-associated acute kidney injury, with greater levels of patient satisfaction. Patient-related outcomes, utilization of further diagnostic imaging resources, and longer-term incidence of major adverse cardiac events were key secondary end points not yet reported.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting referred for ICA were randomized 1:1 to undergo CTCA before ICA or ICA alone and followed up for a median of 3 (2.2-3.4) years. Angina status was assessed using the Seattle Angina Questionnaire and overall quality of life using the EQ-5D-5L. The incidence of noninvasive imaging use and major adverse cardiac events were compared between the 2 groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In all, 688 patients were randomized, 344 to CTCA+ICA and 344 to ICA only. The mean age of participants was 69.8 years, with 45% undergoing ICA for acute coronary syndromes and the remainder stable angina. At 3 months follow-up, patients in the CTCA+ICA group were more likely to be angina-free (51.7% versus 43.2%; <i>P</i>=0.03) with greater quality of life (EQ-5D-5L index, 81.6 versus 74.4; <i>P</i>=0.001), although these improvements did not persist. At 3 years follow-up, imaging resource use (35.8% versus 45.1%; odds ratio, 0.68 [95% CI, 0.50-0.92]; <i>P</i>=0.013) and incidence of major adverse cardiac events were lower in the CTCA+ICA group (35.8% versus 43.5%; hazard ratio, 0.73 [95% CI, 0.58-0.93]; <i>P</i>=0.010).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting undergoing ICA, CTCA before ICA leads to reductions in the use of imaging resources and the rate of major cardiac events out to 3 years, but with similar patient-related outcome measures. Together with the initial findings of BYPASS-CTCA, these data are supportive of routinely undertaking a CTCA before ICA in patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting.</p><p><strong>Registration: </strong>URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT03736018.</p>","PeriodicalId":10330,"journal":{"name":"Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions","volume":" ","pages":"e014142"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142709683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joshua Yoon, Hacina Gill, Julius Jelisejevas, Althea Lai, Jaffar M Khan, Geoffrey W Payne, John G Webb, Janarthanan Sathananthan, Michael A Seidman, David Meier, Stephanie L Sellers
{"title":"Native Valve and Native Neo-Sinus Remodeling Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.","authors":"Joshua Yoon, Hacina Gill, Julius Jelisejevas, Althea Lai, Jaffar M Khan, Geoffrey W Payne, John G Webb, Janarthanan Sathananthan, Michael A Seidman, David Meier, Stephanie L Sellers","doi":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014379","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) pushes aside the diseased native aortic valve and creates a native neo-sinus bordered by the aortic root wall and the displaced native valve. There are limited data on the progression of native valve disease post-TAVR and no previous analysis of the native neo-sinus.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Native aortic valves and native neo-sinus explants obtained post-TAVR were evaluated histologically (hematoxylin and eosin, Movat pentachrome, and Martius Scarlet Blue stains) and by immunohistochemistry (TGF-β1 [transforming growth factor-beta 1], FAP [fibroblast activation protein], and ALP [alkaline phosphatase]) to assess disease mechanisms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Native aortic valves were obtained from 20 patients from 0 to 2583 days (7.08 years) post-TAVR. Native leaflets showed persistent calcific aortic stenosis-like disease activity with positivity for ALP and FAP. Native valve remodeling was observed as changes in architecture evident in explants >1.5 years, which was observed as crumpling of the leaflets. Disease activity was also present in native neo-sinuses with transcatheter heart valve implant durations >1 year with positive staining for TGF-β1, FAP, and ALP. Extensive native neo-sinus remodeling occurred with replacement and filling-in of this space with contiguous extracellular matrix, calcific deposits, and microvessels.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Following TAVR, there is ongoing calcific aortic stenosis-like disease with architectural changes to native leaflets and extensive remodeling of the native neo-sinus, evidenced by replacement and contiguous filling-in of the native neo-sinus blood pool space with increasing implant duration. The dynamic nature of these tissues has potential implications for neo-sinus flow, valve degeneration, and re-intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":10330,"journal":{"name":"Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions","volume":"17 12","pages":"e014379"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142846156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali H Dakroub, Sarah Malik, Stephanie L Sellers, David Meier, Lindsey Hart, William Chung, Matthew Henry, Andrew Berke, George Petrossian, Newell Robinson, David J Cohen, Jaffar M Khan
{"title":"Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With the Evolut FX Self-Expanding Versus SAPIEN 3 Ultra Resilia Balloon-Expandable Valves.","authors":"Ali H Dakroub, Sarah Malik, Stephanie L Sellers, David Meier, Lindsey Hart, William Chung, Matthew Henry, Andrew Berke, George Petrossian, Newell Robinson, David J Cohen, Jaffar M Khan","doi":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014696","DOIUrl":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014696","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10330,"journal":{"name":"Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions","volume":" ","pages":"e014696"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142709703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Atsuyuki Watanabe, Yoshihisa Miyamoto, Hiroki A Ueyama, Hiroshi Gotanda, Jacob C Jentzer, Navin K Kapur, Ulrich P Jorde, Yusuke Tsugawa, Toshiki Kuno
{"title":"Impacts of Hospital Volume and Patient-Hospital Distances on Outcomes of Older Adults Receiving Percutaneous Microaxial Ventricular Assist Devices for Cardiogenic Shock.","authors":"Atsuyuki Watanabe, Yoshihisa Miyamoto, Hiroki A Ueyama, Hiroshi Gotanda, Jacob C Jentzer, Navin K Kapur, Ulrich P Jorde, Yusuke Tsugawa, Toshiki Kuno","doi":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014738","DOIUrl":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014738","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Percutaneous microaxial ventricular assist devices (pVADs) have the potential to reduce mortality of patients with cardiogenic shock (CS). However, the association between the distribution of pVAD-performing centers and outcomes of CS has not been explored.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This observational study included Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged 65 to 99 years treated with pVAD for CS from 2016 to 2020. It examined the associations between patient outcomes and 2 exposure variables: hospitals' procedure volumes of pVAD and patient-hospital distances (in quintiles [Qn]). We developed Cox proportional hazards regression for 180-day mortality and heart failure readmission rates, and multivariable logistic regression for in-hospital outcomes, adjusting for patient demographics, comorbidities, concomitant treatments, and hospital characteristics, including CS volume, teaching status, and the ability to perform extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 6637 patients with CS underwent pVAD at 1041 hospitals, with the annualized hospital volume ranging widely from 0.3 to 55.6 cases/year. Patients treated at higher-volume centers experienced lower 180-day mortality compared with those treated at lower-volume centers (Qn1=reference; Qn2: adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.88 [95% CI, 0.79-0.97]; Qn3: aHR, 0.88 [95% CI, 0.79-0.98]; Qn4: aHR, 0.88 [95% CI, 0.78-0.99]; Qn5: aHR, 0.84 [95% CI, 0.74-0.95]; <i>P</i> for trend, 0.026), while we found no evidence that patient-hospital distances were associated with mortality (Qn1=reference; Qn2: aHR, 0.99 [95% CI, 0.89-1.09]; Qn3: aHR, 0.94 [95% CI, 0.85-1.04]; Qn4: aHR, 1.01 [95% CI, 0.92-1.11]; Qn5: aHR, 0.91 [95% CI, 0.82-1.01]; <i>P</i> for trend, 0.160). We found no evidence that the hospital volume and patient-hospital distances were associated with in-hospital bleeding, intracranial hemorrhage, or renal replacement therapy initiation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Hospital volume was more strongly associated with mortality than patient-hospital distances, suggesting that rational distribution of pVAD-performing centers while ensuring adequate procedure volumes may optimize patient mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":10330,"journal":{"name":"Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions","volume":" ","pages":"e014738"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142521178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlo Di Mario, Filippo Cademartiri, Alessio Mattesini
{"title":"Invasive or CT Angiography: Alternative or Complementary Imaging Tools After CABG?","authors":"Carlo Di Mario, Filippo Cademartiri, Alessio Mattesini","doi":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014838","DOIUrl":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014838","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10330,"journal":{"name":"Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions","volume":" ","pages":"e014838"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142709694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Birth of a New Entity Post-TAVR: Unveiling Neo-Sinus Formation and Structural Transformations.","authors":"Giuseppe Tarantini, Luca Nai Fovino","doi":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014891","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014891","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10330,"journal":{"name":"Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions","volume":"17 12","pages":"e014891"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142846152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association of Baseline Mitral Valve Area With Procedural and Clinical Outcomes of Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: Insights From the OCEAN-Mitral Registry.","authors":"Kazunori Mushiake, Shunsuke Kubo, Sachiyo Ono, Takeshi Maruo, Naoki Nishiura, Kohei Osakada, Kazushige Kadota, Masanori Yamamoto, Mike Saji, Masahiko Asami, Yusuke Enta, Masaki Nakashima, Shinichi Shirai, Masaki Izumo, Shingo Mizuno, Yusuke Watanabe, Makoto Amaki, Kazuhisa Kodama, Junichi Yamaguchi, Yuki Izumi, Toru Naganuma, Hiroki Bota, Yohei Ohno, Masahiro Yamawaki, Hiroshi Ueno, Kazuki Mizutani, Toshiaki Otsuka, Kentaro Hayashida","doi":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014420","DOIUrl":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014420","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A small mitral valve area (MVA) is one of the challenging anatomies for transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) for mitral regurgitation, but the relationship between baseline MVA and clinical outcomes remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the association of baseline MVA with procedural and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing TEER with MitraClip from the OCEAN-Mitral registry (Optimized Catheter Valvular Intervention-Mitral).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 1768 patients undergoing TEER were divided into 3 groups according to baseline MVA: group 1: <4.0 cm<sup>2</sup>, n=358; group 2: 4.0-5.0 cm<sup>2</sup>, n=493; and group 3: ≥5.0 cm<sup>2</sup>, n=917. The primary end point was a composite of all-cause death and heart failure hospitalization within 2 years of TEER and compared between the 3 groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients with smaller MVA had significantly fewer clips implanted and higher postprocedural transmitral mean pressure gradient. There was no significant difference in the acute procedural success rate and postprocedural mitral regurgitation severity between the 3 groups. The incidence of the primary end point was similar in group 1 compared with groups 2 and 3 (35.2% versus 34.5% versus 34.0%; <i>P</i>=0.96) and was also similar in patients with MVA <3.5 cm<sup>2</sup> and those with MVA 3.5 to 4.0 cm<sup>2</sup>. The adjusted risk of MVA <4.0 cm<sup>2</sup> relative to MVA of 4.0 to 5.0 cm<sup>2</sup> and MVA ≥5 cm<sup>2</sup> for the primary end point remained insignificant (hazard ratio, 1.06 [95% CI, 0.79-1.41]; <i>P</i>=0.68; hazard ratio, 0.99 [95% CI, 0.75-1.31]; <i>P</i>=0.96, respectively). At 1 year, no significant difference in the proportion of residual mitral regurgitation 3+/4+ was observed between the 3 groups (7.2% versus 4.4% versus 6.5%; <i>P</i>=0.49).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In patients undergoing TEER, a small MVA <4.0 cm<sup>2</sup> may limit the number of clips implanted and increase the transmitral pressure gradient after TEER, but baseline MVA was not associated with mitral regurgitation reduction and clinical outcomes.</p><p><strong>Registration: </strong>URL: https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgiope n-bin/ctr/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000027188; Unique identifier: UMIN000023653.</p>","PeriodicalId":10330,"journal":{"name":"Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions","volume":"17 12","pages":"e014420"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142846147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kevin R Bainey, Robert C Welsh, Yinggan Zheng, Alexandra Arias-Mendoza, Arsen D Ristic, Oleg V Averkov, Yves Lambert, José F Kerr Saraiva, Pablo Sepulveda, Fernando Rosell-Ortiz, John K French, Ljilja B Musić, Tracy Temple, Eric Ly, Kris Bogaerts, Peter R Sinnaeve, Thierry Danays, Cynthia M Westerhout, Frans Van de Werf, Paul W Armstrong
{"title":"Pharmaco-Invasive Strategy With Half-Dose Tenecteplase in Patients With STEMI: Prespecified Pooled Analysis of Patients Aged ≥75 Years in STREAM-1 and 2.","authors":"Kevin R Bainey, Robert C Welsh, Yinggan Zheng, Alexandra Arias-Mendoza, Arsen D Ristic, Oleg V Averkov, Yves Lambert, José F Kerr Saraiva, Pablo Sepulveda, Fernando Rosell-Ortiz, John K French, Ljilja B Musić, Tracy Temple, Eric Ly, Kris Bogaerts, Peter R Sinnaeve, Thierry Danays, Cynthia M Westerhout, Frans Van de Werf, Paul W Armstrong","doi":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014251","DOIUrl":"10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014251","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In STREAM-1 (Strategic Reperfusion Early After Myocardial Infarction), excess intracranial hemorrhage occurred in patients aged ≥75 years receiving full-dose tenecteplase as part of a pharmaco-invasive strategy, whereas no further intracranial hemorrhage occurred after halving the tenecteplase dose. In STREAM-2 (Second Strategic Reperfusion Early After Myocardial Infarction), half-dose tenecteplase was an effective and safe pharmaco-invasive strategy in older patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction presenting within <3 hours, compared with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We prespecified evaluating the efficacy and safety of a half-dose versus full-dose pharmaco-invasive strategy and compared the half-dose pharmaco-invasive strategy to primary PCI in patients aged ≥75 years.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We pooled data sets in patients aged ≥75 years from STREAM-1 and STREAM-2 receiving a pharmaco-invasive strategy versus primary PCI. Resolution of ST-segment-elevation after fibrinolysis and angiography was assessed, as was the relative risk of the primary composite of 30-day all-cause death, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and shock, along with bleeding.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 390 patients were included: 42 patients were randomized to full-dose pharmaco-invasive treatment, 205 patients to half-dose pharmaco-invasive treatment, and 143 patients to primary PCI. Half-dose versus full-dose pharmaco-invasive treatment resulted in similar proportions of patients achieving ≥50% ST-segment resolution posttenecteplase (63.2% versus 62.6%), with reduced intracranial hemorrhage (7.1% versus 0%, respectively). Half-dose pharmaco-invasive treatment and primary PCI also had similar proportions of patients with ≥50% ST-segment resolution postangiography (77.9% versus 72.4%; <i>P</i>=0.277) and comparable composite end points (23.4% versus 28.0%; relative risk, 0.90 [95% CI, 0.62-1.30]; <i>P</i>=0.567) without occurrence of intracranial hemorrhage.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Comparable efficacy exists between half- and full-dose tenecteplase pharmaco-invasive treatments with improved safety in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction aged ≥75 years. Half-dose pharmaco-invasive therapy is a legitimate therapeutic option for elderly patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction unable to access timely primary PCI.</p><p><strong>Registration: </strong>URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT00623623. URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT02777580.</p>","PeriodicalId":10330,"journal":{"name":"Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions","volume":"17 12","pages":"e014251"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142845527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}