Coronary disease & ACS

Prognostic impact of quantitative flow ratio (QFR)-consistent complete revascularization in patients with myocardial infarction and multivessel coronary artery disease

Am Heart JPublished Post-hoc analysis

Primary resultResult — go to the resultHazard ratio 0.17 95% CI 0.10–0.30

Authors' conclusion

Among patients with myocardial infarction and multivessel disease, a QFR-consistent complete revascularization was associated with a reduced risk of all-cause mortality, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and ischemia-driven revascularization.

Study context

Population
Patients with MI and multivessel CAD
Participants
792 patients1,320 nonculprit vessels
Comparison
QFR-consistent PCI vs QFR-inconsistent PCI
  • QFR-consistent PCIn = 646
  • QFR-inconsistent PCIn = 146reference
Primary endpoint
Composite of:
  • All-cause death
  • Nonculprit vessel-related nonfatal MI
  • Ischemia-driven revascularization
Follow-up
2 years after index MI
Methodological detailscohort study, post-hoc QFR analysis, blinded outcome assessment of QFR
  • Cohort study
  • Post-hoc QFR analysis
  • Blinded outcome assessment of QFR

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

Hazard ratio

0.17

95% CI 0.10–0.30

P < 0.001

Events by treatment group

QFR-consistent PCIvs QFR-inconsistent PCI
HR 0.17 (95% CI 0.10–0.30); P < 0.001

Further findings

OutcomeQFR-consistent PCIQFR-inconsistent PCIHR (95% CI)P value
Nonfatal MI2.0%15.1%0.13 (0.06–0.25)P < 0.001
Ischemia-driven revascularization1.2%5.5%0.21 (0.08–0.57)P = 0.001

Original publication

Prognostic impact of quantitative flow ratio (QFR)-consistent complete revascularization in patients with myocardial infarction and multivessel coronary artery disease. Am Heart J. Published 20 July 2024. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2024.07.011

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