TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical utility of coronary CT angiography to guide PCI
T2 - a survey among P4 investigators
AU - Stalikas, Nikolaos
AU - Bouisset, Frederic
AU - Mizukami, Takuya
AU - Tajima, Atomu
AU - Munhoz, Daniel
AU - Ikeda, Kazumaza
AU - Sonck, Jeroen
AU - Wyffels, Eric
AU - Wilgenhof, Adriaan
AU - Astudillo, Patricio
AU - Trabattoni, Daniela
AU - Montorsi, Piero
AU - Zivelonghi, Carlo
AU - Agostoni, Pierfranscesco
AU - Scott, Benjamin
AU - Vermeersch, Paul
AU - Gallinoro, Emanuele
AU - Monizzi, Giovanni
AU - Andreini, Daniele
AU - Vandeloo, Bert
AU - Lochy, Stijn
AU - Argacha, Jean-Francois
AU - Støttrup, Nicolaj Brejnholt
AU - Maeng, Michael
AU - Engstrøm, Thomas
AU - Arslani, Ketina
AU - Olsen, Niels Thue
AU - Ando, Hirohiko
AU - Amano, Tetsuya
AU - Ohashi, Hirofumi
AU - Jeremias, Allen
AU - Ali, Ziad
AU - Shlofmitz, Evan
AU - Sakai, Koshiro
AU - Spratt, James C
AU - Brilakis, Emmanouil S
AU - Sandoval, Yader
AU - Stefanini, Giulio
AU - Bagnall, Alan
AU - Purcell, Ian
AU - Edes, István Ferenc
AU - De Bruyne, Bernard
AU - Collet, Carlos
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. 2025.
PY - 2025/2/19
Y1 - 2025/2/19
N2 - BACKGROUND: Coronary CT Angiography (CTA) is increasingly being used to plan percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), offering detailed pre-procedural anatomical and physiological insights. The Precise Procedural and PCI Plan (P4) study evaluates the efficacy of CT- versus intravascular ultrasound-guided PCI. The aim of this study was to assess the utility of various CT-guided PCI tools and strategies as perceived by experienced operators within the context of the P4 study.METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 25 operators who participate in the P4 trial from multiple international centers. Participants were asked to evaluate the utility of pre-procedural CTA planning, physiological information with virtual PCI, and online guidance. The survey included multiple-choice, Likert scale, and ranking questions.RESULTS: Most respondents valued pre-procedural planning highly (average score 2.83/3), particularly for the assessment of plaque composition and calcium characterization. Plaque composition evaluation, including calcium analysis, was ranked as the most valued factor, with an average usefulness score of 6.13/7. Calcium arc information was rated as the most useful component of calcium analysis (4/5 rating). The survey highlighted the importance of myocardial mass at risk assessment in bifurcation PCI and pointed to the anticipation of calcium density as a key future aspect of CT-guided PCI procedures.CONCLUSIONS: The integration of CT-guided PCI promises to refine procedural planning and to pave the way for a new standard of care in patients with stable CAD.
AB - BACKGROUND: Coronary CT Angiography (CTA) is increasingly being used to plan percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), offering detailed pre-procedural anatomical and physiological insights. The Precise Procedural and PCI Plan (P4) study evaluates the efficacy of CT- versus intravascular ultrasound-guided PCI. The aim of this study was to assess the utility of various CT-guided PCI tools and strategies as perceived by experienced operators within the context of the P4 study.METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 25 operators who participate in the P4 trial from multiple international centers. Participants were asked to evaluate the utility of pre-procedural CTA planning, physiological information with virtual PCI, and online guidance. The survey included multiple-choice, Likert scale, and ranking questions.RESULTS: Most respondents valued pre-procedural planning highly (average score 2.83/3), particularly for the assessment of plaque composition and calcium characterization. Plaque composition evaluation, including calcium analysis, was ranked as the most valued factor, with an average usefulness score of 6.13/7. Calcium arc information was rated as the most useful component of calcium analysis (4/5 rating). The survey highlighted the importance of myocardial mass at risk assessment in bifurcation PCI and pointed to the anticipation of calcium density as a key future aspect of CT-guided PCI procedures.CONCLUSIONS: The integration of CT-guided PCI promises to refine procedural planning and to pave the way for a new standard of care in patients with stable CAD.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10554-025-03323-y
DO - 10.1007/s10554-025-03323-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 39971841
SN - 1569-5794
JO - The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
JF - The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
ER -