Coronary disease & ACSSecondary analysis

Quantitative Flow Ratio (QFR) for the Revascularization of Nonculprit Vessels in Myocardial Infarction (MI) Patients

JACC Cardiovasc IntervPublished

  • Secondary analysis of the FIRE randomised trial
  • prespecified subanalysis
  • propensity-matched

Authors' conclusion

This prespecified subanalysis of the FIRE trial provides evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of QFR-guided interventions for the treatment of nonculprit vessels in MI patients.

Study context

Population
Older MI patients with multivessel disease903 vessels, 685 patients with QFR
Participants
1,445 patients
Comparison
QFR ≤0.80 vs QFR >0.80 in nonculprit vessels (culprit-only arm); QFR-guided vs wire-based functional assessment-guided revascularization (complete arm)
  • QFR ≤0.80n = 366
  • QFR-guidedn = 320
Primary endpoint
Vessel-oriented composite endpoint (VOCE)
Follow-up
1 year

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

VOCE
Hazard ratio (95% CI)P value
QFR ≤0.80 vs QFR >0.80independent predictor; P for incidence comparison
2.79(1.64–4.75)
P < 0.001
QFR-guided vs Wire-basedno significant difference; propensity-matched
0.57(0.28–1.15)

Original publication

QFR for the Revascularization of Nonculprit Vessels in MI Patients. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. Published 14 May 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2024.04.022

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it