Overview
The objective of the study is to compare drug-coated balloon (DCB) with the gold standard drug-eluting stent (DES) in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Randomization will be performed after successful culprit-lesion preparation and confirmation that all angiographic entry criteria are met. Patients will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 fashion to receive either treatment with a Paclitaxel-coated balloon alone or second or third-generation DES.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age >18 years with a life expectancy of >1 year;
- Patients fulfilling criteria for STEMI (>20 min of chest-pain; At least 1 mm ST-elevation in at least two contiguous leads, a new left bundle branch block or a true posterior myocardial infarction confirmed by ECG or echocardiography; Reperfusion is expected to be feasible within 12 h after onset of symptoms)
- Infarct related artery eligible for primary PCI (De novo lesion in a native coronary artery; Reference-vessel diameter ≥2.5 mm and ≤ 4 mm; Absence of severe calcification; Residual diameter stenosis of ≤30% (by visual assessment) after lesion preparation after lesion preparation; Absence of coronary dissection type ≥C.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Killip class>II on admission
- Known contraindication for aspirin, clopidogrel, ticagrelor, heparin or GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor
- Previous myocardial infarction
- Previous PCI in the territory of the infarct-related artery (IRA)
- Previous CABG
- 3-vessel disease requiring revascularization
- Left-main disease
- Extremely angulated or severely calcified vessels
- History of ischemic stroke within the past 6 months or hemorrhagic stroke
- Planned CABG for a non-culprit vessel
- Participation in another investigational trial that has not completed its primary endpoint or could interfere with the endpoints of this study