Imaging and 2-year clinical outcomes of thin strut sirolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold: The MeRes-1 extend trial

OBJECTIVES: This study explores the safety and efficacy of thin strut MeRes100 sirolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BRS) in patients with de novo coronary artery lesions. BACKGROUND: In interventional cardiology, the emergence of BRS technology is catalyzing the next paradigm shift. METHODS: The MeRes-1 Extend was a multicenter, prospective, single-arm, open-label study enrolling 64 patients in Spain, Macedonia, Brazil, South Africa, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The safety endpoint was major adverse cardiac events (MACE) which composed of cardiac death, myocardial infarction (MI), and ischemia-driven target lesion revascularization (ID-TLR). The imaging efficacy endpoint was mean in-scaffold late lumen loss (LLL) evaluated by quantitative coronary angiography (QCA). Optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging was performed at baseline and 6-month follow-up. RESULTS: A total of 69 target lesions were identified in 64 enrolled patients (mean age 58.30 ± 9.02 years). Of the treated lesions, 49 (71.01%) lesions were of type B2/C. Procedural and device success was achieved in 64 and 62 patients, respectively. At 2-year follow-up, MACE was reported in one patient (1.61%) in the form of ID-TLR. There was no case of MI, cardiac death or scaffold thrombosis through 2-year. In a subset of 32 patients, paired QCA showed mean in-scaffold LLL of 0.18 ± 0.31 mm at 6-month follow-up. In a subset of 21 patients, OCT revealed 97.95 ± 3.69% strut coverage with mean scaffold area of 7.56 ± 1.79 mm2 and no evidence of strut malapposition. CONCLUSIONS: The clinical and imaging outcomes of MeRes-1 Extend trial demonstrated favorable safety and efficacy of MeRes100 sirolimus-eluting BRS in patients with de novo coronary artery lesions.

The MeRes-1 Extend Trial: 2-year clinical and 6-month imaging outcomes of thin-strut sirolimus-eluting brs in patients with de novo coronary artery lesions

BACKGROUND The long- term clinical outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention can be improved by replacing metallic drug eluting stents with bioresorbable vascular scaffolds. The MeRes-1 Extend trial was designed to assess the safety and efficacy of a novel thin-strut MeRes100 bioresorbable vascular scaffold (Meril Life Sci ences) in a diverse patient population. METHODS The MeRes-1 Extend was a prospective, multicenter, sin gle-arm study that enrolled 64 patients in Spain, Macedonia, Brazil, South Africa, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Major adverse cardiac events, consisting of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, and ischemia driven target lesion revascularisation, were the safety endpoint. At baseline and 6-month follow-up, quantitative coronary angiography and optical coherence tomography were performed. RESULTS Of all patients enrolled (mean age: 58.30 9.02 years), 76.56% had hypertension, 26.56% had diabetes mellitus, 48.44% had dyslipidemia, and 28.13% had a previous myocardial infarction; 68.75% of patients presented with stable angina, 9.38% with unstable angina, and 21.88% with silent ischemia. A total of 69 target lesions (mean length: 14.37 5.89 mm) were detected of which 71.01% were type B2/C. Procedural and device success were achieved in 64 and 62 patients, respectively. Major adverse cardiac events rate was reported in 1 patient (1.61%) in the form of ischemia-driven target lesion revascularization; there were no cases of myocardial infarction, car diac death, or scaffold thrombosis. At 6-month angiographic follow-up (n » 32), mean in-scaffold late lumen loss was 0.18 0.31 mm. Optical coherence tomography analysis (n » 21) showed 97.95 3.69% strut coverage and mean scaffold area of 7.56 1.79 mm2, with no strut malapposition. Updated data will be presented during Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2020 annual meeting. CONCLUSION Two-year clinical and 6-month imaging outcomes of MeRes-1 Extend trial demonstrated favorable safety and efficacy of novel thin-strut MeRes100 sirolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds in patients with de novo coronary artery lesions.

Implantation of thin-strut sirolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold in patients with de novo coronary artery lesions: 2-year clinical and 6-month imaging outcomes of the eRes-1 Extend Trial

BACKGROUND: The development of bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BRS) offers a new treatment strategy for coronary artery lesion by replacement of a permanent metallic scaffold with a temporary scaffold and eradicating a nidus for very late adverse events. The first-in-human MeRes-1 trial reported favorable safety and efficacy of thin-strut (100 mm) MeRes100 sirolimus-eluting BRS (Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., India) in patients with de novo coronary artery lesions. Hence, to reaffirm the outcomes of the MeRes-1 trial, the MeRes-1 Extend trial sought to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the MeRes100 BRS in diverse patient population in Europe, Brazil, South Africa, and Asia Pacific. METHODS: The MeRes-1 Extend was a multicenter, prospective, single-arm study of MeRes100 BRS in 64 patients from Spain, Macedonia, Brazil, South Africa, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The safety endpoint was major adverse cardiac events (MACE), which composed of cardiac death, myocardial infarction (MI), and ischemia-driven target lesion revascularization (ID-TLR). Quantitative coronary angiography and optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging was performed at baseline and 6-month follow-up. RESULTS: Among 64 enrolled patients (mean age: 58.30 _ 9.02 years), 26.56% had diabetes mellitus and 68.75% patients presented with stable angina. Of 69 target lesions, 71.01% were classified as type B2/C; average lesion length was 14.37 _ 5.89 mm and mean reference vessel diameter was 3.03 _ 0.35 mm. Procedural and device success was achieved in 64 and 62 patients, respectively. MACE was reported in 1 patient (1.61%) at 24-month follow-up in the form of ID-TLR with absence of MI, cardiac death, or scaffold thrombosis. At 6-month angiographic follow-up in a subset of 32 patients, mean in-scaffold LLL was 0.18 _ 0.31 mm. OCT analysis (n » 21) reported 97.95 _ 3.69% strut coverage with mean scaffold area of 7.56 _ 1.79 mm2 and no evidence of strut malapposition. CONCLUSION: Based on 2-year clinical and 6-month imaging outcomes, the MeRes-1 Extend trial established favorable safety and efficacy of MeRes100 sirolimus-eluting BRS in patients with de novo coronary artery lesions. (AU)

Hemodynamic analysis of a novel bioresorbable scaffold in porcine coronary artery model

BACKGROUND: The shear stress distribution assessment can provide useful insights for the hemodynamic performance of the implanted stent/scaffold. Our aim was to investigate the effect of a novel bioresorbable scaffold, Mirage on local hemodynamics in animal models. METHOD: The main epicardial coronary arteries of 7 healthy mini-pigs were implanted with 11 Mirage Microfiber sirolimus-eluting Bioresorbable Scaffolds (MMSES). Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was performed post scaffold implantation and the obtained images were fused with angiographic data to reconstruct the coronary artery anatomy. Blood flow simulation was performed and Endothelial Shear Stress (ESS) distribution was estimated for each of the 11 scaffolds. ESS data were extracted in each circumferential 5-degree subunit of each cross-section in the scaffolded segment. The generalized linear mixed-effect analysis was implemented for the comparison of ESS in two scaffold groups; 150-mm strut thickness MMSES and 125-mm strut thickness MMSES. RESULTS: ESS was significantly higher in MMSES (150 mm) [0.85(0.49­1.40) Pa], compared to MMSES (125 mm) [0.68(0.35­1.18) Pa]. Both MMSES (150 mm) and MMSES (125 mm) revealed low recirculation zone percentages per luminal surface area [3.17% 6 1.97% in MMSES (150 mm), 2.71% 6 1.32% in MMSES (125 mm)]. CONCLUSION: Thinner strut Mirage scaffolds induced lower shear stress due to the small size vessels treated as compared to the thick strut version of the Mirage which was implanted in relatively bigger size vessels. Vessel size should be taken into account in planning BRS implantation. Small vessels may not get benefit from BRS implantation even with a streamlined strut profile. This pilot study warrants comparative assessment with commercially available bioresorbable scaffolds.

Randomized comparison of absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold and mirage microfiber sirolimus-eluting scaffold using multimodality imaging

ObjectivesThe primary objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Mirage (Manli Cardiology, Singapore) bioresorbable microfiber sirolimus-eluting scaffold compared with the Absorb (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California) bioresorbable vascular scaffold in the treatment of stenotic target lesions located in native coronary arteries, ranging from ≥2.25 to ≤4.0 mm in diameter. Secondary objectives were to establish the medium-term safety, effectiveness, and performance of the Mirage device.BackgroundThe current generation of bioresorbable scaffolds has several limitations, such as thick square struts with large footprints that preclude their deep embedment into the vessel wall, resulting in protrusion into the lumen with microdisturbance of flow. The Mirage sirolimus-eluting bioresorbable microfiber scaffold is designed to address these concerns....