Quantitative Flow Ratio (QFR) Guided Revascularization Strategy for Patients Undergoing Primary Valve Surgery With Comorbid Coronary Artery Disease (FAVOR4-QVAS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03977129 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : June 6, 2019
Last Update Posted : May 12, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Primary Valvular Heart Disease With Comorbid Coronary Artery Disease Planned to Undergo Elective On-pump Valve Surgery Due to Primary Mitral and/or Aortic Valvular Heart Disease | Device: QFR-guided strategy Other: CAG-guided strategy | Not Applicable |
It is planned to enroll 792 subjects aged ≥18 years, with no gender restriction, who plan to undergo elective open-heart valvular surgery due to primary valvular heart disease, with comorbid coronary artery lesions defined as diameter stenosis of ≥ 50% (visual estimation) that are diagnosed by CAG before the surgery.
QFR group: Calculate the QFR values of all target coronary arteries (anterior descending branch, circumflex branch, main right coronary artery or its primary branches with ≥ 1.5 mm in diameter, such as diagonal branch, intermediate branch, obtuse marginal branch, posterior descending branch and posterior branch of left ventricle) with lesions with diameter stenosis of ≥ 50% (visual estimation) suited for CABG revascularization. If QFR ≤ 0.80, then simultaneous CABG revascularization of target blood vessels will be carried out. If QFR > 0.80, then no CABG revascularization of target blood vessels will be carried out.
CAG group (control group): All target coronary arteries (anterior descending branch, circumflex branch, main right coronary artery or its primary branches with ≥ 1.5 mm in diameter, such as diagonal branch, intermediate branch, obtuse marginal branch, posterior descending branch and posterior branch of left ventricle) with lesions with diameter stenosis of ≥ 50% (visual estimation) suited for CABG revascularization will undergo simultaneous CABG revascularization.
Intervention duration: The assessments will be performed after randomization and before the surgery to guide the surgery.
No planned interim analysis.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 792 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Blind, Controlled Clinical Study to Compare the Efficacy of Quantitative Flow Ratio Guided and Coronary Angiography Guided Revascularization Strategy for Patients Undergoing Primary Valve Surgery With Comorbid Coronary Artery Disease |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 4, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2026 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: QFR group |
Device: QFR-guided strategy
In this study, the QFR-guided strategy will be applied to in the QFR group in which calculation of the QFR values of all target coronary arteries with lesions with diameter stenosis of ≥ 50% (visual estimation) and with suitability to CABG revascularization will be carried out. If QFR ≤ 0.80, then simultaneous CABG revascularization of target blood vessels will be carried out. If QFR > 0.80, then no CABG revascularization of target blood vessels will be carried out. |
Active Comparator: CAG group |
Other: CAG-guided strategy
In this study, CAG-guided strategy will be used for the control group, i.e., in accordance with current guideline recommendations, all target coronary arteries with lesions with diameter stenosis of ≥ 50% (visual estimation) and suited for CABG revascularization will undergo CABG revascularization. |
- The 30-day incidence of composite outcome (MACE-5) including all-cause death, myocardial infarction, stroke, unplanned coronary revascularization, and new renal failure requiring dialysis [ Time Frame: within 30 days after surgery ]
- The time from randomization to first occurrence of any of composite outcome (MACE-6) within 1 year [ Time Frame: within 1 year after surgery ]The time from randomization to first occurrence of any of composite outcome (MACE-6) including all-cause death, myocardial infarction, stroke, unplanned coronary revascularization, hospitalization or urgent visits for unstable angina pectoris, and hospitalization or urgent visits for heart failure
- The incidence of 1-year graft failure (stenosis ≥ 50% or occlusion occurred in grafts or distal anastomosis) [ Time Frame: at 1 year after surgery ]
- The time from randomization to first occurrence of any of composite outcome (MACE-6) within 3 year [ Time Frame: within 3 years after surgery ]The time from randomization to first occurrence of any of composite outcome (MACE-6) including all-cause death, myocardial infarction, stroke, unplanned coronary revascularization, hospitalization or urgent visits for unstable angina pectoris, and hospitalization or urgent visits for heart failure
- The incidence of 3-year graft failure (stenosis ≥ 50% or occlusion occurred in grafts or distal anastomosis) [ Time Frame: at 3 years after surgery ]
- Health-related quality of life [ Time Frame: within 30 days, 1 year and 3 years after surgery ]the variables are the EQ-5D scores
- Cost effectiveness [ Time Frame: within 30 days, 1 year and 3 years after surgery ]the variables are the cost increased for each composite outcome reduction at 30 days after surgery and cost increased for each additional QALY at 1 year and 3 years after surgery
- The number of grafts per person [ Time Frame: at Day 0 ]counted as distal anastomosis
- The total circulatory time during the surgery [ Time Frame: at Day 0 ]minutes
- The total cross-clamp time during the surgery [ Time Frame: at Day 0 ]minutes
- The total units of erythrocyte transfusion during and after the surgery till discharge [ Time Frame: from Day 0 to discharge day ]
- The number of days from surgery day to discharge day [ Time Frame: from Day 0 to discharge day ]
- Change from baseline in the Canadian Cardiac Society (CCS) anginal status score (0-4) [ Time Frame: at 1 year after surgery ]
- Change from baseline in the CCS anginal status score (0-4) [ Time Frame: at 3 years after surgery ]
- Change from baseline in the New York Heart Association (NYHA) score (1-4) [ Time Frame: at 1 year after surgery ]
- Change from baseline in the NYHA score (1-4) [ Time Frame: at 3 years after surgery ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Voluntarily participate in the trial and provide the informed consent form;
- Male or female patients aged ≥ 18 years;
- Planned to undergo elective on-pump valve surgery due to primary mitral and/or aortic valvular heart disease (such as rheumatic, degenerative, infective, congenital valvular heart disease, etc.);
- At least one target coronary arteries (anterior descending branch, circumflex branch, main right coronary artery or its primary branches with ≥ 1.5 mm in diameter, such as diagonal branch, intermediate branch, obtuse marginal branch, posterior descending branch and posterior branch of left ventricle) with preoperative diameter stenosis of ≥ 50% by coronary angiography (visual estimation, subject to written coronary angiography report) and suited for CABG revascularization.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of heart surgery;
- Planned second-stage PCI or CABG revascularization;
- Secondary valvular heart disease (ischemia, cardiomyopathy);
- Planned valve intervention surgery through the catheter;
- Subjects that were evaluated to have cardiogenic shock or other critical conditions that were not appropriate for the trial by study physician;
- QFR calculations cannot be carried out from preoperative coronary angiography data (such as poor projection position, inability to detect vascular boundaries, poor contrast agent filling, excessive overlap or severely distorted of vessel lesion sections, lesion involved in myocardial bridge, or lesion site within 3 mm from the ostium of the main coronary artery);
- The target coronary arteries were evaluated to be not suitable for CABG by study physician;
- Life expectancy < 3 years.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03977129
Contact: Yunpeng Zhu, MD. | +8613816819346 | Zyp12220@rjh.com.cn |
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Principal Investigator: Qiang Zhao, MD. | |
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Shanghai Chest Hospital | Recruiting |
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Contact: Busheng Zhang, MD. albmu@sina.cn | |
Principal Investigator: Dan Zhu, MD. | |
Sub-Investigator: Busheng Zhang, MD. | |
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Tianjin Chest Hospital | Recruiting |
Tianjin, Tianjin, China | |
Contact: Yunpeng Bai, MD oliverwhite@126.com | |
Principal Investigator: Zhigang Guo, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Nan Jiang, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Qinliang Chen, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Qiang Zhao, MD. | Ruijin Hospital | |
Principal Investigator: | Shengxian Tu, PhD. | Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University | |
Study Director: | Yunpeng Zhu, MD. | Ruijin Hospital |
Responsible Party: | Qiang Zhao,MD, Professor and Director, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Vice President, Ruijin Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03977129 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2018CR001 |
First Posted: | June 6, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 12, 2022 |
Last Verified: | May 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) Clinical Study Report (CSR) |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Ischemia Coronary Disease Heart Diseases Heart Valve Diseases |
Aortic Valve Disease Cardiovascular Diseases Arteriosclerosis Arterial Occlusive Diseases Vascular Diseases |