COMPression of Left Main coRonary artEry in patientS With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension aSymptomatIc fOr aNgina

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Radiation
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The prevalence of critical ab extrinsic compression of left main coronary artery (LMCA) is very high in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) symptomatic for angina (up to 40% according to a recent study of 121 patients with PAH). The element that most of all correlates with the degree of coronary stenosis is the diameter of the pulmonary artery (PA). In particular, a diameter ≥ 40 mm has a sensitivity of 83% and a specificity of 70% in patients with angina. Critical stenosis of LMCA is a risk factor for sudden death and in these condition percutaneous coronary angioplasty with stent implantation has proven to be a safe and effective long-term procedure. Preliminary data from a retrospective analysis of the registry of patients with PAH in Bologna (ARCA registry, 109/2016/U/Oss) highlights that even in PAH patients asymptomatic for angina, compression of LMCA can occur in up to 13% of patients and the main predictive parameter of compression was found to be a diameter ≥ 42 mm (with a sensitivity of 87% and a specificity of 77%). Performing a screening test by coronary-CT scan in all subjects suffering of PAH with a PA diameter ≥ 40 mm even if asymptomatic for angina could therefore help to identify patients with PAH at increased risk for sudden death at an early stage.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Patients with PAH (group 1 of World Health Organization pulmonary hypertension classification) who have undergone at least one pulmonary CT angiography with a PA trunk diameter ≥ 4 cm

• Age ≥18 years

• Asymptomaticity for angina pectoris or anginal equivalent

Locations
Other Locations
Italy
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
RECRUITING
Bologna
Contact Information
Primary
Fabio Dardi, PhD, MD
fabio.dardi@aosp.bo.it
+39 0512144008
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-05-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-05-15
Participants
Target number of participants: 150
Treatments
Experimental: Coronary-CT
Patients with PAH, asymptomatic for angina, with a PA trunk diameter ≥ 4 cm that undergo a coronary-CT scan examination
Sponsors
Leads: IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna

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