ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2025
Impact of left anterior descending lesion location on midterm outcomes in patients undergoing left internal mammary artery grafting: a five-year cohort study integrating quantitative flow ratio assessment.
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Background: The prognostic value of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) may be suboptimal when guided solely by anatomical stenosis severity. Quantitative flow ratio (QFR), a computational angiography-derived hemodynamic assessment tool, offers functional insights; however, its prognostic interplay with lesion localization [proximal vs. mid-to-distal left anterior descending artery (LAD)] remains unclear. This study evaluates the impact of QFR-guided revascularization, stratified by LAD lesion location, on midterm clinical outcomes. Methods: A retrospective cohort of 481 patients undergoing left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to LAD grafting (2019-2023) was analyzed. Lesions were classified as proximal (Site 1) or mid-to-distal (Site 2) LAD and stratified by QFR thresholds (High: ≥0.80; Low: <0.80). The primary endpoint was 5-year major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs), assessed using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox regression. Results: High QFR patients ( Conclusion: QFR-guided risk stratification is most prognostically impactful for proximal LAD lesions, where hemodynamic significance plays a critical role in clinical outcomes. In contrast, mid-to-distal lesions exhibit limited QFR utility, emphasizing anatomical-functional synergy in CABG planning. Despite comparable survival across lesion sites, proximal low QFR lesions warrant intensified surveillance.
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