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OBJECTIVES: This study sought to evaluate the long-term prognostic implications of coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) when assessed with both cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). BACKGROUND: Post-ischemic CMD can be assessed using the pressure-wire based IMR and/or by the presence of microvascular obstruction (MVO) on CMR. METHODS: A total of 198 patients with STEMI underwent IMR and MVO assessment. Patients were classified as follows: Group 1, no significant CMD (low IMR [≤40 U] and no MVO); Group 2, CMD with either high IMR (>40 U) or MVO; Group 3, CMD with both IMR >40 U and MVO. The primary endpoint was the composite of all-cause mortality, diagnosis of new heart failure, cardiac arrest, sustained ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation, and cardioverter defibrillator implantation. RESULTS: CMD with both high IMR and MVO was present in 23.7% of the cases (Group 3) and CMD with either high IMR or MVO was observed in 40.9% of cases (Group 2). At a median follow-up of 40.1 months, the primary endpoint occurred in 34 (17%) cases. At 1 year of follow-up, Group 3 (hazard ratio [HR]: 12.6; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.6 to 100.6; p = 0.017) but not Group 2 (HR: 7.2; 95% CI: 0.9 to 57.9; p = 0.062) had worse clinical outcomes compared with those with no significant CMD in Group 1. However, in the long-term, patients in Group 2 (HR: 4.2; 95% CI: 1.4 to 12.5; p = 0.009) and those in Group 3 (HR: 5.2; 95% CI: 1.7 to 16.2; p = 0.004) showed similar adverse outcomes, mainly driven by the occurrence of heart failure. CONCLUSIONS: Post-ischemic CMD predicts a more than 4-fold increase in long-term risk of adverse outcomes, mainly driven by the occurrence of heart failure. Defining CMD by either invasive IMR >40 U or by CMR-assessed MVO showed similar risk of adverse outcomes.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.02.023

Type

Journal article

Journal

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging

Publication Date

10/2021

Volume

14

Pages

1948 - 1959

Keywords

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, cardiovascular magnetic resonance, coronary microvascular dysfunction, heart failure, index of microcirculatory resistance, microvascular obstruction, primary percutaneous coronary intervention, prognosis, Coronary Circulation, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Microcirculation, Predictive Value of Tests, ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Vascular Resistance