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Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (CMD)

Go Beyond the Angiogram to Get to the Root Cause of Persistent Angina

Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (CMD)
CMD Information for Interventional Cardiologists

Angiography Doesn't Tell You the Whole Story

Approximately 112 million people globally are affected by angina and undergo coronary angiography, the primary diagnostic test for angina.1

Too often patients with ischaemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA) on angiography — remain undiagnosed.2

Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (CMD)3 is defined as impaired blood flow to the microcirculation. A clear diagnosis and optimised treatment plan can improve outcomes for these patients at high risk for major adverse events (MACE).4

up to 50%

Ischaemia and No Obstructive CAD:
Why Bother? – Dr. Tom Ford, Interventional Cardiologist

Dr. Tom Ford

How a Microvascular Dysfunction Diagnosis Benefits Patients

The CorMicA (CORonary MICrovascular Angina) study revealed that patients may benefit when CMD is accurately diagnosed and appropriately treated:4

  • Adequate evaluation and optimal treatment of patients who have INOCA can relieve patient symptoms, improve Quality of Life (QoL) and may reduce healthcare costs.4,6
  • An accurate CMD diagnosis can help reduce healthcare resource consumption,7 resulting in lower costs for hospitals and patients8 with a savings from $2,100 (Netherlands) to $7,300 (U.S.) per hospitalisation avoided (2017 costs).9
  • An economic analysis of the CorMicA study showed that a comprehensive physiology assessment is cost-effective compared to standard care (medical therapy and cardiac rehabilitation care) at 1-year follow-up.10
Improvement in angina severity chart

Challenges Diagnosing the Underlying Causes of Chest Pain

Ischaemic heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death globally.11  Yet chest pain—while often ischaemic in nature—could have many etiologies, as illustrated.3  When chest pain is caused by ischaemia, proper management depends on accurately identifying and treating the underlying cause of angina.

Chest Pain

STRUCTURAL CAUSES7
  • In-stent restenosis
  • Stent thrombosis
  • Progression of atherosclerotic disease in other segments
  • Incomplete revascularisation
  • Diffuse atherosclerotic disease without focal stenosis
  • Presence of myocardial bridges
FUNCTIONAL CAUSES7
  • Epicardial vasospasm
  • Coronary microvascular dysfunction
  • Stent-related mechanical stretch of the arterial wall

The Common Diagnosis of INOCA

Only 41% of patients assessed for angina are found to have obstructive chronic Coronary Artery Disease.13 The majority, 59% of patients, assessed for angina are found to have no angiographic abnormalities, but still have symptoms of a coronary disorder.4,5

INOCA Diagnosis Chart

20-30% of patients experience recurrent angina in 1 year after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).12

20-30% of patients experience recurrent angina

20-30% of patients experience recurrent angina

Without a clear diagnosis and treatment, patients may experience recurrent hospitalisations, poor functional health, and adverse cardiovascular outcomes.7

*According to the Seattle Angina Questionnaire score.
 

References

  1. Kunadian, V. et al. An EAPCI Expert Consensus Document on Ischaemic with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries in Collaboration with European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology & Microcirculation Endorsed by Coronary Vasomotor Disorders International Study Group. European Heart Journal. 2020; 0:1-21.
  2. Jespersen, L. et al. Stable angina pectoris with no obstructive coronary artery disease is associated with increased risks of major adverse cardiovascular events. Eur Heart J. 2012;33:734-744. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehr331.
  3. Marinescu, MA. et al. Coronary microvascular dysfunction and microvascular angina: a systematic review of therapies. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015;8:210-220.
  4. Ford, TJ. et al. 1-year outcomes of angina management guided by invasive coronary function testing (CorMicA). JACC Intv. 2020; 13:33-45.
  5. Patel, MR. et al. Low diagnostic yield of elective coronary angiography. N Engl J Med. 2010;362:886-895. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa0907272.
  6. Heggie, R. et al. Stratified medicine using invasive coronary function testing in angina: a cost-effectiveness analysis of the British Heart Foundation CorMicA trial. IJC. 2021; doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.05.016.
  7. Lee, B. et al. Invasive evaluation of patients with angina in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. Circulation. 2015;131:1054–1060.
  8. Reriani, M. et al. Coronary endothelial function testing may improve long-term quality of life in subjects with microvascular coronary endothelial dysfunction. Open Heart. 2019;6:e000870.
  9. Omerovic, E. et al. FFR-Guided Complete Revascularization During Primary Angioplasty: Effects on Societal Costs. EuroPCR 2017.
  10. Heggie, R. et al. A cost-effectiveness analysis of the BHF CorMicA Trial. Interventional Journal of Cardiology 2021. Doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.05.016.
  11. Wang, H. et al. Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet 2016;388:1459-544.
  12. Jeremias, A. Post-PCI Physiology: Insights from DEFINE PCI and other Studies Speaker Presentation. TCT 2019.
  13. Maas, A. et al. Microvascular angina: diagnosis, assessment, and treatment. EMJ Int Cardiol. 2019; 7[Suppl 1]2-17.

 

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