TY - JOUR
T1 - Prognostic Value and Risk Continuum of Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve Derived from Coronary CT Angiography
AU - Ihdayhid, Abdul Rahman
AU - Norgaard, Bjarne L
AU - Gaur, Sara
AU - Leipsic, Jonathan
AU - Nerlekar, Nitesh
AU - Osawa, Kazuhiro
AU - Miyoshi, Toru
AU - Jensen, Jesper M
AU - Kimura, Takeshi
AU - Shiomi, Hiroki
AU - Erglis, Andrejs
AU - Jegere, Sanda
AU - Oldroyd, Keith G
AU - Botker, Hans Erik
AU - Seneviratne, Sujith K
AU - Achenbach, Stephan
AU - Ko, Brian S
N1 - https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2019182264
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - Background: Coronary CT angiography with noninvasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) predicts lesion-specific ischemia when compared with invasive FFR. The longer term prognostic value of CT-derived FFR (FFR
CT) is unknown. Purpose: To determine the prognostic value of FFR
CT when compared with coronary CT angiography and describe the relationship of the numeric value of FFR
CT with outcomes. Materials and Methods: This prospective subanalysis of the NXT study (Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01757678) evaluated participants suspected of having stable coronary artery disease who were referred for invasive angiography and who underwent FFR, coronary CT angiography, and FFR
CT. The incidence of the composite primary end point of death, myocardial infarction, and any revascularization and the composite secondary end point of major adverse cardiac events (MACE: cardiac death, myocardial infarction, unplanned revascularization) were compared for an FFR
CT of 0.8 or less versus stenosis of 50% or greater on coronary CT angiograms, with treating physicians blinded to the FFR
CT result. Results: Long-term outcomes were obtained in 206 individuals (age, 64 years 6 9.5), including 64% men. At median follow-up of 4.7 years, there were no cardiac deaths or myocardial infarctions in participants with normal FFR
CT. The incidence of the primary end point was more frequent in participants with positive FFR
CT compared with clinically significant stenosis at coronary CT angiography (73.4% [80 of 109] vs 48.7% [91 of 187], respectively; P , .001), with the majority of outcomes being planned revascularization. Corresponding hazard ratios (HRs) were 9.2 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 5.1, 17; P , .001) for FFR
CT and 5.9 (95% CI: 1.5, 24; P = .01) for coronary CT angiography. FFR
CT was a superior predictor compared with coronary CT angiography for primary end point (C-index FFR
CT, 0.76 vs coronary CT angiography, 0.54; P , .001) and MACE (FFR
CT, 0.71 vs coronary CT angiography, 0.52; P = .001). Frequency of MACE was higher in participants with positive FFR
CT compared with coronary CT angiography (15.6% [17 of 109] vs 10.2% [19 of 187], respectively; P = .02), driven by unplanned revascularization. MACE HR was 5.5 (95% CI: 1.6, 19; P = .006) for FFR
CT and 2.0 (95% CI: 0.3, 14; P = .46) for coronary CT angiography. Each 0.05-unit FFR
CT reduction was independently associated with greater incidence of primary end point (HR, 1.7; 95% CI: 1.4, 1.9; P , .001) and MACE (HR, 1.4; 95% CI: 1.1, 1.8; P , .001). Conclusion: In stable patients referred for invasive angiography, a CT-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR
CT) value of 0.8 or less was a predictor of long-term outcomes driven by planned and unplanned revascularization and was superior to clinically significant stenosis on coronary CT angiograms. Additionally, the numeric value of FFR
CT was an independent predictor of outcomes.
AB - Background: Coronary CT angiography with noninvasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) predicts lesion-specific ischemia when compared with invasive FFR. The longer term prognostic value of CT-derived FFR (FFR
CT) is unknown. Purpose: To determine the prognostic value of FFR
CT when compared with coronary CT angiography and describe the relationship of the numeric value of FFR
CT with outcomes. Materials and Methods: This prospective subanalysis of the NXT study (Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01757678) evaluated participants suspected of having stable coronary artery disease who were referred for invasive angiography and who underwent FFR, coronary CT angiography, and FFR
CT. The incidence of the composite primary end point of death, myocardial infarction, and any revascularization and the composite secondary end point of major adverse cardiac events (MACE: cardiac death, myocardial infarction, unplanned revascularization) were compared for an FFR
CT of 0.8 or less versus stenosis of 50% or greater on coronary CT angiograms, with treating physicians blinded to the FFR
CT result. Results: Long-term outcomes were obtained in 206 individuals (age, 64 years 6 9.5), including 64% men. At median follow-up of 4.7 years, there were no cardiac deaths or myocardial infarctions in participants with normal FFR
CT. The incidence of the primary end point was more frequent in participants with positive FFR
CT compared with clinically significant stenosis at coronary CT angiography (73.4% [80 of 109] vs 48.7% [91 of 187], respectively; P , .001), with the majority of outcomes being planned revascularization. Corresponding hazard ratios (HRs) were 9.2 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 5.1, 17; P , .001) for FFR
CT and 5.9 (95% CI: 1.5, 24; P = .01) for coronary CT angiography. FFR
CT was a superior predictor compared with coronary CT angiography for primary end point (C-index FFR
CT, 0.76 vs coronary CT angiography, 0.54; P , .001) and MACE (FFR
CT, 0.71 vs coronary CT angiography, 0.52; P = .001). Frequency of MACE was higher in participants with positive FFR
CT compared with coronary CT angiography (15.6% [17 of 109] vs 10.2% [19 of 187], respectively; P = .02), driven by unplanned revascularization. MACE HR was 5.5 (95% CI: 1.6, 19; P = .006) for FFR
CT and 2.0 (95% CI: 0.3, 14; P = .46) for coronary CT angiography. Each 0.05-unit FFR
CT reduction was independently associated with greater incidence of primary end point (HR, 1.7; 95% CI: 1.4, 1.9; P , .001) and MACE (HR, 1.4; 95% CI: 1.1, 1.8; P , .001). Conclusion: In stable patients referred for invasive angiography, a CT-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR
CT) value of 0.8 or less was a predictor of long-term outcomes driven by planned and unplanned revascularization and was superior to clinically significant stenosis on coronary CT angiograms. Additionally, the numeric value of FFR
CT was an independent predictor of outcomes.
KW - ARTERY-DISEASE
KW - CARE
KW - DESIGN
KW - DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE
KW - FFRCT
KW - OUTCOMES
KW - PHYSIOLOGICAL SEVERITY
KW - RATIONALE
KW - STENOSES
U2 - 10.1148/radiol.2019182264
DO - 10.1148/radiol.2019182264
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 31184558
SN - 0033-8419
VL - 292
SP - 343
EP - 351
JO - Radiology
JF - Radiology
IS - 2
ER -