Overview
This prospective, multicenter, post-market observational study aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the crystalline sirolimus-coated balloon (SeQuent® Sirolimus-Coated Balloon) for the treatment of coronary artery disease in routine clinical practice. Consecutive, unselected adult patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for de novo coronary lesions or in-stent restenosis will be enrolled.
The primary objective is to assess target lesion failure at 12 months, defined as the composite of target vessel myocardial infarction or ischemia-driven target lesion revascularization. Secondary objectives include angiographic procedural success, major adverse cardiovascular events, bleeding outcomes, and longer-term clinical results up to 36 months, as well as outcomes across predefined anatomical and clinical subgroups.
The study seeks to answer whether treatment with the crystalline sirolimus-coated balloon provides a safe and effective revascularization strategy in a real-world population with diverse clinical presentations and lesion characteristics.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients must provide written informed consent.
- Patients aged ≥18 years with coronary artery disease in whom, at the operator's discretion, treatment of a coronary stenosis in a native vessel (either de novo lesion or in-stent restenosis) or in a coronary bypass graft using the cSCB is indicated, in accordance with routine clinical practice.
- All treated lesions/segments (single or tandem) must receive cSCB therapy covering at least 3 mm beyond both edges of the lesion or pre-dilated segment to avoid geographic miss.
- In patients with multivessel coronary artery disease, all non-target vessels will be treated according to operator discretion: a) If more than one vessel is treated with the investigational device (SeQuent® SCB), all vessels will be documented and analyzed separately. b) Only one lesion per vessel will be included unless lesions are separated by ≥20 mm. c) Only one lesion per vessel will be included. d) If more than one lesion in the target vessel requires treatment, all lesions treated with a device different from the investigational procedure or with a device other than the investigational device (SeQuent® SCB) must be separated from the target lesion by ≥20 mm or considered as a single treated lesion according to this study protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Explicit refusal by the patient to participate in the study.
- Known intolerance to sirolimus or to any component of the investigational device.
- Contraindication to any antiplatelet therapy.
- Life expectancy less than 12 months.
- Indication for surgical coronary revascularization.
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- Clinical characteristics considered unsuitable for drug-coated balloon use at the operator's discretion, including: a) Hemorrhagic diathesis or other conditions such as gastrointestinal ulceration or cerebrovascular disorders restricting the use of antiplatelet therapy. b) Cardiogenic shock. c) Patients with left ventricular ejection fraction \<30% without the use of a ventricular assist device during PCI.
Angiographic exclusion criteria
- Reference vessel diameter \<2.00 mm or \>4.0 mm.
- Treatment of the left main coronary artery.
- Lesions not amenable to PCI or other interventional techniques.
- Coronary artery spasm in the absence of significant stenosis.
- Target lesion not suitable for drug-coated balloon-only PCI at the operator's discretion, including: a) Aorto-ostial lesions. b) Lesions with significant persistent residual thrombotic content visible in the vessel despite thromboaspiration. c) Treatment shortly after myocardial infarction with evidence of thrombus or impaired coronary flow.


