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BMJ OPEN
卷 12, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054698
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- Menarini Hellas S.A [27.11.2020/72059]
This study aims to explore the potential role of cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) in patients with myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). By combining CCTA with cardiac MR (CMR) and invasive coronary angiography (ICA), it will evaluate the extent and characteristics of coronary atherosclerosis and its correlation with pericoronary fat attenuation in MINOCA patients. This will assist in diagnostic evaluation and prognosis of patients with MINOCA.
Introduction Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) occurs in 5%-15% of all patients with acute myocardial infarction. Cardiac MR (CMR) and optical coherence tomography have been used to identify the underlying pathophysiological mechanism in MINOCA. The role of cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) in patients with MINOCA, however, has not been well studied so far. CCTA can be used to assess atherosclerotic plaque volume, vulnerable plaque characteristics as well as pericoronary fat tissue attenuation, which has not been yet studied in MINOCA. Methods and analysis MINOCA-GR is a prospective, multicentre, observational cohort study based on a national registry that will use CCTA in combination with CMR and invasive coronary angiography (ICA) to evaluate the extent and characteristics of coronary atherosclerosis and its correlation with pericoronary fat attenuation in patients with MINOCA. A total of 60 consecutive adult patients across 4 participating study sites are expected to be enrolled. Following ICA and CMR, patients will undergo CCTA during index hospitalisation. The primary endpoints are quantification of extent and severity of coronary atherosclerosis, description of high-risk plaque features and attenuation profiling of pericoronary fat tissue around all three major epicardial coronary arteries in relation to CMR. Follow-up CCTA for the evaluation of changes in pericoronary fat attenuation will also be performed. MINOCA-GR aims to be the first study to explore the role of CCTA in combination with CMR and ICA in the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms and assisting in diagnostic evaluation and prognosis of patients with MINOCA. Ethics and dissemination The study protocol has been approved by the institutional review board/independent ethics committee at each site prior to study commencement. All patients will provide written informed consent. Results will be disseminated at national meetings and published in peer-reviewed commencement. All patients will provide written informed consent. Results will be disseminated at national meetings and published in peer-reviewed journals.
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