Intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence tomography, and fractional flow reserve use in acute myocardial infarction

Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, Stephanie C. El Hajj, Malcolm R. Bell, Abhiram Prasad, Amir Lerman, Charanjit S. Rihal, David R. Holmes, Gregory W. Barsness

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Abstract

Background: There are limited data on the use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), optical coherence tomography (OCT), and fractional flow reserve (FFR) during acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Objectives: To assess the temporal trends of IVUS, OCT, and FFR use in AMI. Methods: A retrospective cohort study from the National Inpatient Sample (2004–2014) was designed to include AMI admissions that received coronary angiography. Administrative codes were used to identify percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), IVUS, OCT, and FFR. Outcomes included temporal trends, inhospital mortality and resource utilization stratified by IVUS, OCT, or FFR use. Results: In 4,419,973 AMI admissions, IVUS, OCT, and FFR were used in 2.6%, 0.1%, and 0.6%, respectively. There was a 22-fold, 118-fold, and 33-fold adjusted increase in IVUS, OCT, and FFR use, respectively, in 2014 compared to the first year of use. Non-ST-elevation AMI presentation, male sex, private insurance coverage, admission to a large urban hospital, and absence of cardiac arrest and cardiogenic shock were associated with higher IVUS, OCT, or FFR use. PCI was performed in 83.2% of the IVUS, OCT, or FFR cohort compared to 64.2% of the control group (p <.001). The cohort with IVUS/OCT/FFR use had lower inhospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio 0.53 [95% confidence interval 0.50–0.56]), more frequent discharges to home (83.7% vs. 76.8%), shorter hospital stays (4.3 ± 4.4 vs. 5.0 ± 5.5 days) and higher hospitalization costs ($90,683 ± 74,093 vs. $74,671 ± 75,841). Conclusions: In AMI, the use of IVUS, OCT, and FFR has increased during 2004–2014. Significant patient and hospital-level disparities exist in the use of these technologies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)E59-E66
JournalCatheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume96
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2020

Keywords

  • acute myocardial infarction
  • fractional flow reserve
  • intravascular ultrasound
  • optical coherence tomography
  • percutaneous coronary intervention

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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