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Coronary microvascular dysfunction assessment: A comparative analysis of procedural aspects.

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  • 1Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

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Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) assessment is safe and feasible, showing only minor increases in contrast use and fluoroscopy time compared to diagnostic left heart catheterization. These findings support the clinical utility of invasive CMD evaluation.

Keywords:
chest paincoronary microvascular dysfunctionhemodynamic assessmentischemia nonobstructive coronary arterystable angina

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Vascular Medicine

Background:

  • Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) assessment adoption is hindered by its invasive nature, procedure duration, and contrast/radiation exposure concerns.
  • This study compares procedural aspects of invasive CMD assessment against diagnostic left heart catheterization (DLHC).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the safety and procedural differences between invasive coronary microvascular dysfunction assessment and diagnostic left heart catheterization.
  • To determine if invasive CMD assessment leads to significantly increased procedure time, contrast, or radiation exposure.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative analysis of 227 patients undergoing CMD assessment versus 1592 patients undergoing DLHC.
  • Propensity-score matching was used to compare primary outcomes: fluoroscopy time and total contrast use.
  • Data were collected from August 2021 to November 2023.

Main Results:

  • Patients undergoing CMD assessment were more likely to be female and have hypertension, stroke, or myocardial infarction history.
  • CMD assessment demonstrated safety with no reported adverse outcomes.
  • Slightly higher median contrast exposure (10 mL more) and longer fluoroscopy time (2 min longer) were observed in CMD assessment, but radiation dose and overall procedure time were similar.

Conclusions:

  • Invasive CMD assessment is safe and feasible, comparable to DLHC.
  • The minor increases in contrast use and fluoroscopy time associated with CMD assessment are clinically insignificant.
  • These results support the broader adoption of invasive CMD assessment in clinical practice.