Safety and Efficacy of Everolimus-Eluting Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Versus Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents in Real-World Practice

Background@#The risk of device thrombosis and device-oriented clinical outcomes with bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) was reported to be significantly higher than with contemporary drug-eluting stents (DESs). However, optimal device implantation may improve clinical outcomes in patients receiving BVS. The current study evaluated mid-term safety and efficacy of Absorb BVS with meticulous device optimization under intravascular imaging guidance. @*Methods@#The SMART-REWARD and PERSPECTIVE-PCI registries in Korea prospectively enrolled 390 patients with BVS and 675 patients with DES, respectively. The primary endpoint was target vessel failure (TVF) at 2 years and the secondary major endpoint was patientoriented composite outcome (POCO) at 2 years. @*Results@#Patient-level pooled analysis evaluated 1,003 patients (377 patients with BVS and 626 patients with DES). Mean scaffold diameter per lesion was 3.24 ± 0.30 mm in BVS group.Most BVSs were implanted with pre-dilatation (90.9%), intravascular imaging guidance (74.9%), and post-dilatation (73.1%) at proximal to mid segment (81.9%) in target vessel.Patients treated with BVS showed comparable risks of 2-year TVF (2.9% vs. 3.7%, adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 1.283, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.487–3.378, P = 0.615) and 2-year POCO (4.5% vs. 5.9%, adjusted HR, 1.413, 95% CI, 0.663–3.012,P = 0.370) than those with DES. The rate of 2-year definite or probable device thrombosis (0.3% vs. 0.5%, P = 0.424) was also similar. The sensitivity analyses consistently showed comparable risk of TVF and POCO between the 2 groups. @*Conclusion@#With meticulous device optimization under imaging guidance and avoidance of implantation in small vessels, BVS showed comparable risks of 2-year TVF and device thrombosis with DES.

Índice de resistencia microcirculatoria y obstrucción microvascular en la resonancia magnética cardiaca tras un IAMCEST / Functional angiography-derived index of microcirculatory resistance validated with microvascular obstruction in cardiac magnetic resonance after STEMI

Introducción y objetivos El índice de resistencia microcirculatoria (IRM) medido tras una angioplastia primaria (ICPp) por infarto agudo de miocardio con elevación del segmento ST (IAMCEST) se asocia con la aparición de obstrucción microvascular (OMV) y eventos clínicos adversos. Para evaluar la OMV tras una ICPp exitosa por IAMCEST sin guías de presión ni administración de agentes hiperémicos, variables que parecen limitar la adopción del IRM en el laboratorio de hemodinámica, se investiga la viabilidad y la utilidad de la medición del IRM mediante resonancia magnética cardiaca (RMC) (angio-IRM). Métodos El estudio incluyó a 285 pacientes con IAMCEST sometidos a ICPp y RMC. Con un programa informático comercial, se calculó el angio-IRM del vaso culpable tras la ICPp exitosa. Se evaluaron la OMV, el tamaño del infarto y el índice de rescate miocárdico medidos una mediana de 3 [rango intercuartílico, 3-5] días después de la ICPp. Resultados De la población total, 154 pacientes (54,0%) mostraron valores de angio-IRM elevados (> 40 U) en el vaso culpable. La OMV fue significativamente más frecuente en los pacientes con angio-IRM> 40 U que en aquellos con angio-IRM ≤ 40 U (el 88,3 frente al 32,1%; p <0,001). El tamaño del infarto, la extensión de la OMV y el área en riesgo fueron significativamente mayores en los pacientes con angio-IRM> 40 U que con angio-IRM ≤ 40 U (p <0,001 para todas las comparaciones). El angio-IRM mostró una capacidad de discriminación de OMV significativamente mayor que el grado de flujo TIMI o de blush miocárdico (área bajo la curva, 0,821, 0,504 y 0,496 respectivamente; p <0,001). Conclusiones El angio-IRM se asoció significativamente con el tamaño del infarto, la extensión de la OMV y el área en riesgo. Cifras altas del angio-IRM (> 40 U) tras una ICPp por IAMCEST fueron muy predictivas de OMV en la RMC (AU)

Introduction and objectives The index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) measured after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with microvascular obstruction (MVO) and adverse clinical events. To evaluate MVO after successful primary PCI for STEMI without pressure wires or hyperemic agents, we investigated the feasibility and usefulness of functional angiography-derived IMR (angio-IMR). Methods The current study included a total of 285 STEMI patients who underwent primary PCI and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). Angio-IMR of the culprit vessel after successful primary PCI was calculated using commercial software. MVO, infarct size, and myocardial salvage index were assessed using CMR, which was obtained a median of 3.0 days [interquartile range, 3.0-5.0] after primary PCI. Results Among the total population, 154 patients (54.0%) showed elevated angio-IMR (> 40 U) in the culprit vessel. MVO was significantly more prevalent in patients with angio-IMR> 40 U than in those with angio-IMR ≤ 40 U (88.3% vs 32.1%, P <.001). Infarct size, extent of MVO, and area at risk were significantly larger in patients with angio-IMR> 40 U than in those with angio-IMR ≤ 40 U (P <.001 for all). Angio-IMR showed a significantly higher discriminatory ability for the presence of MVO than thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow grade or myocardial blush grade (area under the curve: 0.821, 0.504, and 0.496, respectively, P <.001). Conclusions Angio-IMR was significantly associated with CMR-derived infarct size, extent of MVO, and area at risk. An elevated angio-IMR (> 40 U) after primary PCI for STEMI was highly predictive of the presence of MVO in CMR (AU)

Revascularization Strategies in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Multivessel Disease: Is FFR-Guided Strategy Still Valuable?

Several studies have shown the benefit of complete revascularization (CR) over culprit-only percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel disease (MVD). Nevertheless, optimal strategy to select targets for non-culprit PCI has not been clarified. In this paper, we critically discuss and compare the safety and efficacy of different strategies for CR in patients with STEMI and MVD using a Bayesian network meta-analysis including all previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs). In Bayesian network meta-analysis of 13 RCTs, culprit-only PCI was associated with higher risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE), compared with angiography-guided or fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided CR strategies. However, there was no significant difference between angiography-guided and FFR-guided CR strategies in the risk of MACE and its individual components including all-cause death, cardiac death, myocardial infarction (MI), and revascularization. These evidence support that both angiography-guided and FFR-guided complete revascularization strategies would be reasonable treatment option in patients with STEMI and MVD. If the non-culprit lesion is severe on visual assessment, angiography-guided PCI can be considered. If the non-culprit lesion is intermediate in severity or unclear based on visual assessment, FFR-guided strategy can be used as a reliable and objective tool, providing similar benefits with less stents compared with an angiographyguided strategy. Further RCT is needed to evaluate direct comparison between angiographyguided and FFR-guided CR strategies in patients with STEMI and MVD. Ongoing FRAMEAMI trial (NCT02715518) will provide more evidence regarding this issue.

The Association between Body Weight Misperception and Psychosocial Factors in Korean Adult Women Less than 65 Years Old with Normal Weight

With society's increasing interest in weight control and body weight, we investigated the association between psychological factors and body image misperception in different age groups of adult Korean women with a normal weight. On a total of 4,600 women from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2009, a self-report questionnaire was used to assess body weight perception and 3 psychological factors: self-rated health status, stress recognition, and depressed mood. Through logistic regression analysis, a poor self-rated health status (P = 0.001) and a higher recognition of stress (P = 0.001) were significantly associated with body image misperception and this significance remained after controlling for several sociodemographic (Model 1: adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.62; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.31-2.00), health behavior and psychological factors (Model 2: aOR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.29-1.96; Model 3: aOR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.01-1.84). Especially, highly stressed middle-aged (50-64 yr) women were more likely to have body image misperception (Model 2: aOR, 2.85; 95% CI, 1.30-6.26). However, the correlation between depressed mood and self-reported body weight was inconsistent between different age groups. In conclusion, self-rated health status and a high recognition rate of severe stress were related to body weight misperception which could suggest tailored intervention to adult women especially women in younger age or low self-rated health status or a high recognition rate of severe stress.