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Assessing Microvascular Resistance Via IMR To Predict Cumulative Outcome in STEMI Patients Undergoing Primary PCI

Assessing Microvascular Resistance Via IMR To Predict Cumulative Outcome in STEMI Patients Undergoing Primary PCI (AMICRO)

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02325973
Acronym
AMICRO
Enrollment
242
Registered
2014-12-25
Start date
2013-06-30
Completion date
2018-02-28
Last updated
2025-08-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Multi Vessel Coronary Artery Disease, STEMI

Keywords

STEMI, IMR, FFR, microcirculatory

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether the Index of Microcirculatory Resistance (IMR) can be considered a prognostic predictor for the occurrence of events at one year of follow up after primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) patients. Any correlation between IMR and the short and medium term outcomes, defined as cardiovascular death, re-Myocardial Infarct (MI), re-hospitalization for Heart Failure (HF), resuscitation or Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) appropriate shock, will be assessed in the study.

Detailed description

Prospective, multicentre study designed to evaluate IMR ability to predict events occurrence, defined as Cardiovascular death, re-MI, re-hospitalization for HF, resuscitation or ICD appropriate shock, during a 1 year follow-up period. All participants will have the culprit lesion treated following clinical practice and guidelines; Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) and IMR will be measured after the primary PCI procedure to evaluate treatment success and myocardial viability. Non-culprit lesions will be functionally evaluated through FFR index and will be treated if FFR will show functional stenosis. FFR and IMR will be measured to evaluate treatment success and myocardial viability. Patients will be followed-up at 1m, 6m and 1y periods.

Interventions

DEVICEPressureWire Certus guidewire

Assessment of IMR index in coronaries through PressureWire Certus guidewire

Sponsors

Abbott Medical Devices
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Patient of legal age in hosting country able and willing to provide informed consent form 2. Hospital admission either within 12 h of symptom onset or between 12 and 24 h after onset with evidence of continuing ischemia 3. Electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation ≥1 mm in two or more contiguous ECG leads, or with a left bundle-branch block (LBBB) 4. Multivessel diseased patients with lesions in the proximal 2/3 part of the vessels 5. Culprit Lesion EyeBall (EB) identified during evaluation of basal angiography 6. Presence of at least one non-culprit lesion \>50% EB detected in the basal angiography and eligible for PCI for which the operators decision is to perform a staged pre-discharge angioplasty procedure

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients who cannot give informed consent 2. A life expectancy of less than 1 year 3. Patients who are pregnant or nursing 4. Contra-indication to angiography 5. Allergy/intolerance to Adenosine 6. Contra-indication/Allergy/Intolerance to contrast media or to medical therapy foreseen for PCI 7. Documented allergy to Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) inhibitors (aspirin and clopidogrel) 8. New infarct on the same area of a previous infarct 9. Critical non treatable Lesion EB\>70% downstream of the culprit lesion 10. Absence of non-culprit lesion/s 11. Patient with hemodynamic instability not controllable with medical therapy and/or need intra aortic balloon pump implantation (IABP) 12. Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) or indication for CABG 13. Patients with Left Main (LM) coronary artery disease requiring revascularization

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Composite of: Cardiovascular Death*, Re-myocardial Infarct, Re-hospitalization for Heart Failure (HF) and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Resuscitation or ICD Appropriate Shock.1 yearComposite of: cardiovascular death\*, re-myocardial infarct, re-hospitalization for heart failure (HF) and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), resuscitation or ICD appropriate shocK, at 1 year. \* = timing of mortality evaluation: once culprit lesion has been evaluated through IMR Composite endpoint was evaluated as time to first event, whichever individual component occurred first.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Left Ventricular (LV) Remodeling1 yearLeft Ventricular (LV) remodeling at 1 year; improvement of Ejection Fraction %(EF) assessed by TTE. A TTE evaluation has been done both at discharge and at 1-year fup.
Left Ventricular (LV) Remodeling - Mitral Insufficiency1 yearLeft Ventricular (LV) remodeling at 1 year; improvement of mitral insufficiency (MI) values assessed by TTE. A TTE evalutation has been done both at discharge and at 1-year fup. Each row reports the number of participants that have that specific grade of mitral insufficiency. Grade = 0 indicates no MI; grade = 1 indicates mild MI; grade = 2 indicates moderate MI; grade = 3 indicates severe MI
Need for New Revascularization1 yearIncidence of new revascularizations at 1 year
New Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) During Index HospitalizationAt the end of hospital stayCount of participants with a new CHF during index hospitalization. Hospital stay expected average = 5-10 days
Evaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints Events1 yearEvaluation of a better cut-off of IMR index based on primary endpoints events. Table below reports the values of ROC curve.
Evaluation of Possible Events Predictors1 yearResults of logistic regression model; differences were considered statistically significant when p\<0,05.
Stent Thrombosis1 yearIncidence of stent thrombosis at 1 year

Countries

Italy

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
IMR Evaluation
Assessment of IMR index in coronaries through PressureWire Certus guidewire PressureWire Certus guidewire: Assessment of IMR index in coronaries through PressureWire Certus guidewire
242
Total242

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyDeath5
Overall StudyWithdrawal by subject or investigator16

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicIMR Evaluation
Age, Continuous63.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.9
Diastolic Blood Pressure78.6 mmHg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.8
Heart Rate74.5 bpm (Beats Per Minute)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.8
Height169.6 cm
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.9
Infarcted area
Circumflex Artery (CX)
38 Participants
Infarcted area
Left Anterior Descending (LAD) coronary artery
104 Participants
Infarcted area
Right Coronary Artery (RCA)
100 Participants
Killip class
Class I
230 Participants
Killip class
Class II
12 Participants
Killip class
Class III
0 Participants
Killip class
Class IV
0 Participants
Parrticipants with Hyperlipidemia and/or Dyslipidemia105 Participants
Participants with Diabetes
Diet
5 Participants
Participants with Diabetes
Insulin
7 Participants
Participants with Diabetes
None
205 Participants
Participants with Diabetes
Oral treatment
25 Participants
Participants with Family history of heart disease67 Participants
Participants with history of Heart failure3 Participants
Participants with history of Myocardial Infarction7 Participants
Participants with history of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)13 Participants
Participants with history of stroke3 Participants
Participants with history of Transient Ischemic Attach (TIA)5 Participants
Participants with Hypertension116 Participants
Participants with Renal dysfunction
None
239 Participants
Participants with Renal dysfunction
With dialysis
0 Participants
Participants with Renal dysfunction
Without dialysis
3 Participants
Participants with significant alcohol intake3 Participants
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected— Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
35 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
207 Participants
Smoker
Current
100 Participants
Smoker
Ex smoker
31 Participants
Smoker
None
111 Participants
Syntax Score (SS)16.3 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.8
Systolic Blood Pressure133.5 mmHg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 24.8
Weight77 kg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.8

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
5 / 242
other
Total, other adverse events
16 / 242
serious
Total, serious adverse events
58 / 242

Outcome results

Primary

Composite of: Cardiovascular Death*, Re-myocardial Infarct, Re-hospitalization for Heart Failure (HF) and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Resuscitation or ICD Appropriate Shock.

Composite of: cardiovascular death\*, re-myocardial infarct, re-hospitalization for heart failure (HF) and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), resuscitation or ICD appropriate shocK, at 1 year. \* = timing of mortality evaluation: once culprit lesion has been evaluated through IMR Composite endpoint was evaluated as time to first event, whichever individual component occurred first.

Time frame: 1 year

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
STEMI PatientComposite of: Cardiovascular Death*, Re-myocardial Infarct, Re-hospitalization for Heart Failure (HF) and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Resuscitation or ICD Appropriate Shock.8 Participants
Secondary

Evaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints Events

Evaluation of a better cut-off of IMR index based on primary endpoints events. Table below reports the values of ROC curve.

Time frame: 1 year

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
STEMI PatientEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 950.125 probability
STEMI PatientEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 650.375 probability
STEMI PatientEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 550.5 probability
STEMI PatientEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 480.625 probability
STEMI PatientEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 34.50.75 probability
STEMI PatientEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 320.875 probability
STEMI PatientEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 300.875 probability
STEMI PatientEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 200.875 probability
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 550.281 probability
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 300.57 probability
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 480.325 probability
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 34.50.491 probability
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 320.531 probability
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 950.114 probability
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 650.211 probability
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 200.768 probability
Area Under the CurveEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 550.610 probability
Area Under the CurveEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 650.582 probability
Area Under the CurveEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 950.505 probability
Area Under the CurveEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 480.650 probability
Area Under the CurveEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 300.652 probability
Area Under the CurveEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 320.672 probability
Area Under the CurveEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 34.50.629 probability
Area Under the CurveEvaluation of a Better Cut-off of IMR Index Based on Primary Endpoints EventsIMR cut-off value = 200.554 probability
Secondary

Evaluation of Possible Events Predictors

Results of logistic regression model; differences were considered statistically significant when p\<0,05.

Time frame: 1 year

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
STEMI PatientEvaluation of Possible Events PredictorsAge0,3139 correlation coefficient
STEMI PatientEvaluation of Possible Events PredictorsMale0,8407 correlation coefficient
STEMI PatientEvaluation of Possible Events PredictorsNumber of PCIs (PCIs done both during Primary and Staged procedures)0,0415 correlation coefficient
STEMI PatientEvaluation of Possible Events PredictorsHypertension0,3039 correlation coefficient
STEMI PatientEvaluation of Possible Events PredictorsLipids0,1948 correlation coefficient
STEMI PatientEvaluation of Possible Events PredictorsSmoking0,5603 correlation coefficient
STEMI PatientEvaluation of Possible Events PredictorsLVEF (at discharge)0,0320 correlation coefficient
STEMI PatientEvaluation of Possible Events PredictorsWMSI (at discharge)0,2320 correlation coefficient
Secondary

Left Ventricular (LV) Remodeling

Left Ventricular (LV) remodeling at 1 year; improvement of Ejection Fraction %(EF) assessed by TTE. A TTE evaluation has been done both at discharge and at 1-year fup.

Time frame: 1 year

Population: Echo data site reported, a complete echo has not been always done during discharge and fup visits.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
STEMI PatientLeft Ventricular (LV) Remodeling53.3 % of ejection fractionStandard Deviation 8.6
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupLeft Ventricular (LV) Remodeling56.2 % of ejection fractionStandard Deviation 7.9
Secondary

Left Ventricular (LV) Remodeling

Left Ventricular (LV) remodeling at 1 year; improvement of Left Ventricular End Diastole Diameter (LVEDD) and Left Ventricular End Systole Diameter (LVESD) assessed by TTE. A TTE evaluation has been done both at discharge and at 1-year fup.

Time frame: 1 year

Population: Echo data site reported, a complete echo has not been always done during discharge and fup visits.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
STEMI PatientLeft Ventricular (LV) RemodelingLVEDD (mm)51.4 mmStandard Deviation 29.7
STEMI PatientLeft Ventricular (LV) RemodelingLVESD (mm)35.5 mmStandard Deviation 8.5
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupLeft Ventricular (LV) RemodelingLVEDD (mm)50.2 mmStandard Deviation 7.5
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupLeft Ventricular (LV) RemodelingLVESD (mm)33.9 mmStandard Deviation 6.6
Secondary

Left Ventricular (LV) Remodeling

Left Ventricular (LV) remodeling at 1 year; improvement of 16 segments Wall Motion Score Index (WMSI) assessed by TTE. A TTE evaluation has been done both at discharge and at 1-year fup. 16WMSI = 1 is considered normokinetic; 16WMSI = 1,5 is considered mild hypokinesia; 16WMSI = 2 is considered hypokinesia; 16WMSI = 2,5 is considered severe hypokinesia; 16WMSI = 3 is considered akinetic. Scale range: from 1 to 3

Time frame: 1 year

Population: Echo data site reported, a complete echo has not been always done during discharge and fup visits.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
STEMI PatientLeft Ventricular (LV) Remodeling1.8 indexStandard Deviation 2.9
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupLeft Ventricular (LV) Remodeling1.9 indexStandard Deviation 3.9
Secondary

Left Ventricular (LV) Remodeling

Left Ventricular (LV) remodeling at 1 year; improvement of Left Ventricular End Systole Volume (LVESV) and Left Ventricular End Diastole Volume (LVEDV) assessed by TTE. A TTE evaluation has been done both at discharge and at 1-year fup.

Time frame: 1 year

Population: Echo data site reported, a complete echo has not been always done during discharge and fup visits.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
STEMI PatientLeft Ventricular (LV) RemodelingLVESV (ml)50.6 mlStandard Deviation 21.8
STEMI PatientLeft Ventricular (LV) RemodelingLVEDV (ml)101.7 mlStandard Deviation 28.5
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupLeft Ventricular (LV) RemodelingLVESV (ml)47.4 mlStandard Deviation 20.3
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupLeft Ventricular (LV) RemodelingLVEDV (ml)102.3 mlStandard Deviation 32.4
Secondary

Left Ventricular (LV) Remodeling - Mitral Insufficiency

Left Ventricular (LV) remodeling at 1 year; improvement of mitral insufficiency (MI) values assessed by TTE. A TTE evalutation has been done both at discharge and at 1-year fup. Each row reports the number of participants that have that specific grade of mitral insufficiency. Grade = 0 indicates no MI; grade = 1 indicates mild MI; grade = 2 indicates moderate MI; grade = 3 indicates severe MI

Time frame: 1 year

Population: Echo data site reported, a complete echo has not been always done during discharge and fup visits

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
STEMI PatientLeft Ventricular (LV) Remodeling - Mitral InsufficiencyGrade 035 Participants
STEMI PatientLeft Ventricular (LV) Remodeling - Mitral InsufficiencyGrade 1130 Participants
STEMI PatientLeft Ventricular (LV) Remodeling - Mitral InsufficiencyGrade 229 Participants
STEMI PatientLeft Ventricular (LV) Remodeling - Mitral InsufficiencyGrade 35 Participants
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupLeft Ventricular (LV) Remodeling - Mitral InsufficiencyGrade 31 Participants
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupLeft Ventricular (LV) Remodeling - Mitral InsufficiencyGrade 033 Participants
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupLeft Ventricular (LV) Remodeling - Mitral InsufficiencyGrade 226 Participants
STEMI Pat. at 1 Y FupLeft Ventricular (LV) Remodeling - Mitral InsufficiencyGrade 1139 Participants
Secondary

Need for New Revascularization

Incidence of new revascularizations at 1 year

Time frame: 1 year

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
STEMI PatientNeed for New Revascularization12 Participants
Secondary

New Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) During Index Hospitalization

Count of participants with a new CHF during index hospitalization. Hospital stay expected average = 5-10 days

Time frame: At the end of hospital stay

Population: Participants that had a new congestive heart failure (CHF) during index procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
STEMI PatientNew Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) During Index Hospitalization8 Participants
Secondary

Stent Thrombosis

Incidence of stent thrombosis at 1 year

Time frame: 1 year

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
STEMI PatientStent Thrombosis1 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026