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Thrombotic risk in patients with acute coronary syndromes discharged on prasugrel or clopidogrel: results from the PROMETHEUS study

Aims: Based on recent clinical data, the 2020 ESC guidelines on non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) suggest to tailor antithrombotic strategy on individual thrombotic risk. Nonetheless, prevalence and prognostic impact of the high thrombotic risk (HTR) criteria proposed are yet to be described. In this analysis from the PROMETHEUS registry, we assessed prevalence and prognostic impact of HTR, defined according to the 2020 ESC NSTE-ACS guidelines, and if the benefits associated with prasugrel vs. clopidogrel vary with thrombotic risk.

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Prediction of mortality and heart failure hospitalisations in patients undergoing M-TEER: external validation of the COAPT risk score

Abstract Background: A risk score was recently derived from the Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation (COAPT) Trial. However, external validation of this score is still lacking. Methods: The Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology (GIse) Registry of Transcatheter Treatment of Mitral Valve RegurgitaTiOn (GIOTTO) population was stratified according to COAPT score quartiles. The performance of the COAPT score for 2-year all-cause death or heart failure (HF) hospitalisation was evaluated in the overall population and in patients with or without a COAPT-like profile. Results: Among the 1,659 patients included in the GIOTTO registry, 934 had SMR and complete data for a COAPT risk score calculation. The incidence of 2-year all-cause death or HF hospitalisation progressively increased through the COAPT score quartiles in the overall population (26.4% vs 44.5% vs 49.4% vs 59.7%; log-rank P<0.001) and COAPT-like patients (24.7% vs 32.4% vs 52.3% vs. 53.4%; log-rank P=0.004), but not in those with a non-COAPT-like profile. The COAPT risk score had poor discrimination and good calibration in the overall population, moderate discrimination and good calibration in COAPTlike patients and very poor discrimination and poor calibration in non-COAPT-like patients. Conclusions: The COAPT risk score has a poor performance in the prognostic stratification of real-world patients undergoing M-TEER. However, after application to patients with a COAPT-like profile, moderate discrimination and good calibration were observed. Intervista a Marianna Adamo Laboratorio di Cardiologia e Cateterizzazione Cardiaca, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Dipartimento di Specialità Mediche e Chirurgiche, Scienze Radiologiche e Salute Pubblica, Università di Brescia Dottoressa Adamo, ci può illustrare i risultati principali del vostro studio? Lo studio aveva lo scopo di valutare la performance del COAPT score in una popolazione con insufficienza mitralica secondaria sottoposta a TEER. Abbiamo osservato che questo score funziona bene nel discriminare il rischio basso vs alto e nel predire gli eventi (morte e ospedalizzazione a 2 anni) dopo TEER solo in pazienti con un profilo COAPT, ciò con caratteristiche simili alla popolazione inclusa nello studio COAPT. Il risultato non è sorprendente, dato che il COAPT score è stato derivato proprio dalla popolazione COAPT. Tuttavia, il messaggio dello studio è importante e ha una rilevanza clinica e pratica: non tutti i pazienti con un profilo COAPT sono uguali; alcuni di questi hanno un rischio di eventi a 2 anni più aumentato di altri. Ci può evidenziare le differenze tra i due indici utilizzati nello studio (COAPT RISKscore e COAPT-like profile)? In particolare, quali possono essere le loro finalità pratiche?Il COAPT-like profile è definito dai criteri di inclusione dello studio COAPT: anatomia mitralica suscettibile di TEER, terapia medica per lo scompenso cardiaco ottimizzata (alla massima dose tollerata dal paziente), classe NYHA II-IV ambulatoriale, BNP aumentato o un’ospedalizzazione per scompenso cardiaco nell’anno precedente, frazione di eiezione del ventricolo sinistro 20-25%, diametro telesistolico ventricolare sinistro <70 mm, pressione polmonare <70 mmHg, assenza di disfunzione ventricolare destra moderata o severa, assenza di scompenso cardiaco avanzato e/o instabilità emodinamica. Questi criteri definiscono una popolazione che ha un beneficio prognostico dal TEER. Infatti, nelle Linee Guida, sia americane che europee, questi criteri vengono raccomandati per la selezione del paziente. Lo score COAPT, invece, è uno score derivato dalla popolazione COAPT. Esso permette quindi di sotto-stratificare i pazienti con un profilo COAPT identificando quei pazienti che a 2 anni hanno un rischio aumentato di morte e ospedalizzazione per scompenso cardiaco. È importante sottolineare che nello studio COAPT i pazienti avevano un beneficio prognostico con TEER rispetto alla sola terapia medica indipendentemente dal COAPT risk score. Quest’ultimo è quindi da considerare un parametro aggiuntivo che può aiutarci a identificare, all’interno di pazienti con un profilo COAPT, quelli con più comorbidità che potrebbero necessitare dopo TEER di un follow-up più stretto. Può sorprendere che nel COAPT risk score non si tenga conto della qualità del risultato ottenuto con l’impianto di MitraClip (in particolare l’entità della riduzione della insufficienza mitralica). Secondo lei è un limite di questo parametro? Questo è sicuramento un limite. Tuttavia, dobbiamo considerare che il 95% dei pazienti trattati con TEER di seconda generazione nel COAPT avevano un rigurgito residuo assente, lieve o moderato. Attualmente, utilizziamo device di quarta generazione e i dati osservazionali mostrano un successo procedurale vicino al 100%. Sicuramente, però, è noto che un risultato accettabile (rigurgito residuo moderato) rispetto a un risultato ottimale (rigurgito residuo assente o lieve) ha un impatto negativo sulla prognosi e questo dovrebbe sempre essere preso in considerazione in aggiunta al COAPT profile e al COAPT risk score per definire il rischio di eventi clinici al follow-up dei pazienti sottoposti a TEER. A questo proposito è interessante l’osservazione che una insufficienza mitralica residua lieve (1+) sia più frequentemente presente nei pazienti con basso COAPT score, mentre una insufficienza residua maggiore (2+ e 3+) si associ a un maggior profilo di rischio clinico/ecocardiografico. Ci può spiegare questa associazione? Questo può essere spiegato dal fatto che pazienti con COAPT score più alto potevano anche avere un ventricolo sinistro più dilatato e una FE più bassa e questo poteva rendere più difficile l’ottenimento di un risultato procedurale ottimale a causa di un eccessivo tethering dei lembi o eccessiva dilatazione dell’anello. Inoltre, essendo pazienti con maggiori comorbidità può essere che gli operatori abbiano adottato un atteggiamento meno aggressivo nella riduzione del rigurgito e che si siano accontentati quindi di un risultato accettabile senza ricercare un risultato ottimale.

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Validation of a Contemporary Acute Kidney Injury Risk Score in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome

Background: A simple, contemporary risk score for the prediction of contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was recently updated, although its external validation is lacking.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to validate the updated CA-AKI risk score in a large cohort of acute coronary syndrome patients from the MATRIX (Minimizing Adverse Haemorrhagic Events by Transradial Access Site and Systemic Implementation of angioX) trial.

Methods: The risk score identifies 4 risk categories for CA-AKI. The primary endpoint was to appraise the receiver-operating characteristics of an 8-component and a 12-component CA-AKI model. Independent predictors of Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes-based acute kidney injury and the impact of CA-AKI on 1-year mortality and bleeding were also investigated.

Results: The MATRIX trial included 8,201 patients with complete creatinine values and no end-stage renal disease. CA-AKI occurred in 5.5% of the patients, with a stepwise increase of the 4 risk categories. The receiver-operating characteristic area under the curve was 0.67 (95% CI: 0.64-0.70) with model 1 and 0.71 (95% CI: 0.68-0.74) with model 2. CA-AKI risk was systematically overestimated with both models (Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-offit test: P<0.05). The 1-year risks of all-cause mortality and bleeding were higher in CA-AKI patients (HR: 7.03 [95% CI: 5.47-9.05] and HR: 3.20 [95% CI: 2.56-3.99]; respectively). There was a gradual risk increase for mortality and bleeding as a function of the CA-AKI risk category for both models. Conclusions: The updated CA-AKI risk score identifies patients at incremental risks of acute kidney injury, bleeding, and mortality. (Minimizing Adverse Haemorrhagic Events by Transradial Access Site and Systemic Implementation of angioX [MATRIX]; NCT01433627).

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P2Y12 Inhibitor or Aspirin Monotherapy for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Events.

Background: ASA is the only antiplatelet agent with a Class I recommendation for long-term prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). There is inconsistent evidence on how it compares with alternative antiplatelet agents.

Methods: We conducted a patient-level metaanalysis of randomized trials comparing P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy vs ASA monotherapy for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with established CAD. The primary outcome was the composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Prespecified key secondary outcomes were major bleeding and net adverse clinical events (the composite of the primary outcome and major bleeding). Data were pooled in a 1-step meta-analysis.

Results: Patient-level data were obtained from 7 trials. Overall, 24,325 participants were available for analysis, including 12,178 patients assigned to receive P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy (clopidogrel in 7,545 [62.0%], ticagrelor in 4,633 [38.0%]) and 12,147 assigned to receive ASA. Risk of the primary outcome was lower with P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy compared with ASA over 2 years (HR: 0.88; 95% CI: 0.79-0.97; P=0.012), mainly owing to less myocardial infarction (HR: 0.77; 95% CI: 0.66-0.90; P<0.001). Major bleeding was similar (HR: 0.87; 95% CI: 0.70-1.09; P=0.23) and net adverse clinical events were lower (HR: 0.89; 95% CI: 0.81-0.98; P=0.020) with P2Y12 inhibitors. The treatment effect was consistent across prespecified subgroups and types of P2Y12 inhibitors.

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Prognostic Role of Early Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries.

Background: Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) plays a pivotal diagnostic role in myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). To date, a prognostic stratification of these patients is still lacking.

Methods: The authors assessed 437 MINOCA from January 2017 to October 2021. They excluded acute myocarditis, takotsubo syndromes, cardiomyopathies, and other nonischemic etiologies. Patients were classified into 3 subgroups according to the CMR phenotype:

presence of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and abnormal mapping (M) values (LGE+/M+);

regional ischemic injury with abnormal mapping and no LGE (LGE-/M+); and

nonpathological CMRs (LGE-/M-). The primary outcome was the presence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). The mean follow-up was 33.7 ± 12.0 months and CMR was performed on average at 4.8 ± 1.5 days from the acute presentation.

Results: The final cohort included 198 MINOCA; 116 (58.6%) comprised the LGE+/M+ group. During follow-up, MACE occurred significantly more frequently in MINOCA LGE+/M+ than in the LGE+/M- and normal-CMR (LGE-/M-) subgroups (20.7% vs 6.7% and 2.7%; P=0.006). The extension of myocardial damage at CMR was significantly greater in patients who developed MACE. In multivariable Cox regression, %LGE was an independent predictor of MAC

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Predictors of target lesion failure after treatment of left main, bifurcation, or chronic total occlusion lesions with ultrathin-strut drug-eluting coronary stents in the ULTRA registry.

Background: Data about the long-term performance of new-generation ultrathinstrut drug-eluting stents (DES) in challenging coronary lesions, such as left main (LM), bifurcation, and chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions are scant.

Methods: The international multicenter retrospective observational ULTRA study included consecutive patients treated from September 2016 to August 2021 with ultrathinstrut (<70 μm) DES in challenging de novo lesions. Primary endpoint was target lesion failure (TLF): composite of cardiac death, target-lesion revascularization (TLR), target- vessel myocardial infarction (TVMI), or definite stent thrombosis (ST). Secondary endpoints included all-cause death, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), target vessel revascularization, and TLF components. TLF predictors were assessed with Cox multivariable analysis. Results: Of 1801 patients (age: 66.6 ± 11.2 years; male: 1410 [78.3%]), 170 (9.4%) experienced TLF during follow-up of 3.1 ± 1.4 years. In patients with LM, CTO, and bifurcation lesions, TLF rates were 13.5%, 9.9%, and 8.9%, respectively. Overall, 160 (8.9%) patients died (74 [4.1%] from cardiac causes). AMI and TVMI rates were 6.0% and 3.2%, respectively. ST occurred in 11 (1.1%) patients while 77 (4.3%) underwent TLR. Multivariable analysis identified the following predictors of TLF: age, STEMI with cardiogenic shock, impaired left ventricular ejection fraction, diabetes, and renal dysfunction. Among the procedural variables, total stent length increased TLF risk (HR: 1.01, 95% CI: 1-1.02 per mm increase), while intracoronary imaging reduced the risk substantially (HR: 0.35, 95% CI: 0.12-0.82).

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Incidence, Predictors, and Prognostic Impact of New Permanent Pacemaker Implantation After TAVR With Self-Expanding Valves.

Objectives: The authors sought to evaluate the incidence, predictors, and outcomes of new permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with contemporary self-expanding valves (SEV).

Background: Need for PPI is frequent post-TAVR, but conflicting data exist on new-generation SEV and on the prognostic impact of PPI.

Methods: This study included 3,211 patients enrolled in the multicenter NEOPRO (A Multicenter Comparison of Acurate NEO Versus Evolut PRO Transcatheter Heart Valves) and NEOPRO-2 (A Multicenter Comparison of ACURATE NEO2 Versus Evolut PRO/PRO+ Transcatheter Heart Valves 2) registries (January 2012 to December 2021) who underwent transfemoral TAVR with SEV. Implanted transcatheter heart valves (THV) were Acurate neo (n=1,090), Acurate neo2 (n=665), Evolut PRO (n=1,312), and Evolut PRO+ (n=144). Incidence and predictors of new PPI and 1-year outcomes were evaluated.

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Impact of right ventricular pacing in patients with TAVR undergoing permanent pacemaker implantation

Background: Long-term right ventricular pacing (VP) has been related to negative leftventricular remodeling and heart failure (HF), but there is a lack of evidence regarding the prognostic impact on transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) patients.

Objectives: The aim of the PACE-TAVI registry is to evaluate the association of high percentage of VP with adverse outcomes in patients with pacemaker implantation after TAVR.

Methods: PACE-TAVI is an international multicenter registry of all consecutive TAVRpatients who underwent permanent pacemaker implantation for conduction disturbances in the first 30 days after the procedure. Patients were divided into 2 subgroups according to the percentage of VP (<40% vs ≥40%) at pacemaker interrogation. The primary endpoint was the composite of cardiovascular mortality or hospitalization for HF. Results: A total of 377 patients were enrolled, 158 with VP <40% and 219 with VP≥40%.After multivariable adjustment, VP≥40% was associated with a higher incidence of the primary endpoint (HR: 2.76; 95% CI: 1.39-5.51; P=0.004), first HF hospitalization (HR: 3.37; 95% CI: 1.50-7.54; P=0.003), and cardiovascular death (HR: 3.77; 95% CI: 1.02-13.88; P=0.04), while the incidence of all-cause death was not significantly different (HR: 2.17; 95% CI: 0.80- 5.90; P=0.13). Patients with VP ≥40% showed a higher New York Heart Association functional class both at 1 year (P=0.009) and at last available follow-up (P=0.04) and a nonsignificant reduction of left ventricular ejection fraction (P=0.18) on 1-year echocardiography, while patients with VP <40% showed significant improvement (P=0.009).

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Predictors of Bail-out stenting in patients with small vessel disease treated with drug-coated balloon percutaneous coronary intervention

Background: Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) have shown comparable results with drugeluting stents in small vessel disease (SVD) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in terms of target vessel revascularization and a reduced incidence of myocardial infarction. However, the relatively high rate of bail-out stenting (BOS) still represents a major drawback of DCB PCI.

Aims: The aim of the study was to investigate the clinical, anatomic, and procedural features predictive of BOS after DCB PCI in SVD.

Methods: We included all consecutive patients undergoing PCI at our institution between January 2020 and May 2022 who were treated with DCB PCI of a de novo lesion in a coronary vessel with a reference vessel diameter (RVD) between 2.0 and 2.5 mm. Angiographic success was defined as a residual stenosis <30% without flow-limiting dissection. Patients who did not meet these criteria underwent BOS.

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Long-Term Outcome of Drug-Coated Balloon vs Drug-Eluting Stent for Small Coronary Vessels: PICCOLETO-II 3-Year Follow-Up.

Background: Native vessel coronary artery disease represents 1 of the most attractive fields of application for drug-coated balloons (DCBs). To date, several devices have been compared with drug-eluting stents (DESs) in this setting with different outcomes.

Objectives: The authors sought to compare the short- and long-term performance of the paclitaxel DCB with the everolimus-eluting stent in patients with de novo lesions in small coronary vessel disease.

Methods: PICCOLETO II (Drug Eluting Balloon Efficacy for Small Coronary Vessel Disease Treatment) was an academic, international, investigator-driven, multicenter, open-label randomized clinical trial in which patients were allocated to a DCB (n=118) or DES (n=114). We previously reported the superiority of DCBs regarding in-lesion late lumen loss at 6 months. Herein we report the final 3-year clinical follow-up with the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs), a composite of cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, target lesion revascularization, and its individual components. Results: The 3-year clinical follow-up (median 1,101 days; IQR: 1,055-1,146 days) was available for 102 patients allocated to DCB and 101 to DES treatment. The cumulative rate of all-cause death (4% vs 3.9%; P=0.98), cardiac death (1% vs 1.9%; P=0.56), myocardial infarction (6.9% vs 2%; P=0.14), and target lesion revascularization (14.8% vs 8.8%; P=0.18) did not significantly differ between DCBs and DESs. MACEs and acute vessel occlusion occurred more frequently in the DES group (20.8% vs 10.8% [P=0.046] and 4% vs 0% [P= 0.042], respectively).

Conclusions: The long-term clinical follow-up of the PICCOLETO II randomized clinical trial shows a higher risk of MACEs in patients with de novo lesions in small vessel disease when they are treated with the current-generation DES compared with the new-generation paclitaxel DCB. (Drug Eluting Balloon Efficacy for Small Coronary Vessel Disease Treatment [PICCOLETO II].

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