Pre-procedural Planning of Coronary Revascularization by Cardiac Computed Tomography: An Expert Consensus Document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Overview

Journal EuroIntervention

Specialties Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
Pharmacology

Date 2022 Aug 22

PMID 35994043

Authors

Daniele Andreini

Carlos Collet

Jonathon Leipsic

Koen Nieman

Marcio Bittencurt

Johan De Mey

Nico Buls

Yoshinobu Onuma

Saima Mushtaq

Edoardo Conte

Antonio L Bartorelli

Giulio Stefanini

Jeroen Sonck

Paul Knaapen

Brian Ghoshhajra

Patrick W Serruys

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Abstract

Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) demonstrated high diagnostic accuracy for detecting coronary artery disease (CAD) and a key role in the management of patients with low-to-intermediate pretest likelihood of CAD. However, the clinical information provided by this noninvasive method is still regarded insufficient in patients with diffuse and complex CAD and for planning percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and surgical revascularization procedures. On the other hand, technology advancements have recently shown to improve CCTA diagnostic accuracy in patients with diffuse and calcific stenoses. Moreover, stress CT myocardial perfusion imaging (CT-MPI) and fractional flow reserve derived from CCTA (CT-FFR) have been introduced in clinical practice as new tools for evaluating the functional relevance of coronary stenoses, with the possibility to overcome the main CCTA drawback, i.e. anatomical assessment only. The potential value of CCTA to plan and guide interventional procedures lies in the wide range of information it can provide: a) detailed evaluation of plaque extension, volume and composition; b) prediction of procedural success of CTO PCI using scores derived from CCTA; c) identification of coronary lesions requiring additional techniques (e.g., atherectomy and lithotripsy) to improve stent implantation success by assessing calcium score and calcific plaque distribution; d) assessment of CCTA-derived Syntax Score and Syntax Score II, which allows to select the mode of revascularization (PCI or CABG) in patients with complex and multivessel CAD. The aim of this Consensus Document is to review and discuss the available data supporting the role of CCTA, CT-FFR and stress CT-MPI in the preprocedural and possibly intraprocedural planning and guidance of myocardial revascularization interventions.

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