Does Optical Coherence Tomography Optimise Results of Stenting (DOCTORS)
Acute Coronary Syndromes
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Acute Coronary Syndromes focused on measuring acute coronary syndromes, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction, angioplasty, fractional flow reserve, optical coherence tomography
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients aged 18 to 80 years inclusive, admitted for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with the following symptoms :
- Clinical signs of ischemia (chest pain) at rest lasting for at least 10 minutes in the previous 72 hours;
AND at least one of the following two criteria :
- New ST segment depression ≥1 mm or transitory ST segment elevation (<30 minutes) (≥1 mm) on at least 2 contiguous leads of the ECG; OR
- Elevation (>upper limit of normal, ULN) of cardiac enzymes (CK-MB, Troponin I or T).
AND Presenting an indication for coronary angioplasty with stent implantation of the target lesion considered to be responsible for the ACS.
AND Written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
Potential subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:
- Left main stem disease
- Presence of coronary artery bypass grafts
- Cardiogenic shock or severe hemodynamic instability
- Severely calcified or tortuous arteries
- Persistent ST segment elevation
- One or more other lesions considered angiographically significant and located on the target vessel
- Severe renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance ≤30 mL/min)
- Bacteraemia or septicaemia
- Severe coagulation disorders
- Patients who refuse to sign the informed consent form
Sites / Locations
- Annecy Hospital
- Centre Hospitalier
- University Hospital Jean Minjoz
- Centre Hospitalier de Chambery
- Hôpital Gabriel Montpied
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Régional
- Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
- Nouvel Hôpital Civil
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Control Group
Optical Coherence Tomography
Randomization will be performed after initial coronary angiography, once the operator has identified the lesion responsible for the ACS. Patients will be randomly allocated to one of two groups. In the "Control" Group, the angioplasty procedure will be guided by traditional fluoroscopy alone. In both groups, fractional flow reserve (FFR) will be measured at the end of the procedure, once the operator considers the result of the angioplasty to be optimal. The average of three consecutive FFR measures will be recorded.
Randomization will be performed after initial coronary angiography, once the operator has identified the lesion responsible for the ACS. Patients will be randomly allocated to one of two groups. In the "OCT" group, OCT will be performed to optimise the results of angioplasty. The procedure will be performed according to usual practice, with or without pre-dilation before implantation of one or more stents (drug-eluting or bare metal). In the OCT group, OCT will be performed after initial coronary angiography and at the end of the procedure and the operator will have the possibility to change procedural strategy according to the data immediately available on the OCT images, with the possibility of additional interventions (additional balloon inflations, addition stent implantation, use of GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors and/or thromboaspiration and/or rotational atherectomy).