Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Drug-Coated Autoperfusion Balloons Versus Conventional Drug-Coated Balloons Guided by IVUS-OCT Multimodal Imaging for Treating Acute Myocardial Infarction: OPERA-AMI Study

In the experimental arm, under the assessment and guidance of IVUS-OCT, STEMI patients with successfully prepared lesions will be treated with a drug-coated autoperfusion balloon dilatation catheter (DCAB). Successful lesion preparation is defined as post-pretreatment residual stenosis ≤ 30%, no type C dissections, intravascular imaging confirming no significant residual plaque burden at the dissection site, no transverse expansion \> 60°, no longitudinal expansion \> 2 mm, no dissection involving the media or adventitia, and no location at the stent distal end. There should be no hematoma and no significant thrombus (TIMI thrombus burden grade ≤ 2). If the angiographic and intravascular imaging results after DCAB treatment are unsatisfactory, an emergency drug-eluting stent (DES) will be implanted.

In the control arm, under the assessment and guidance of IVUS-OCT, STEMI patients with successful lesion preparation (residual stenosis ≤ 30%, no type C dissections, no significant residual plaque burden, no dissection involving the media or adventitia, no transverse expansion \> 60°, no longitudinal expansion \> 2 mm, no location at the stent distal end, no hematoma, TIMI thrombus burden grade ≤ 2) will be treated with a conventional DCB coated with 3 μg/mm2 paclitaxel. If angiographic and intravascular imaging results are unsatisfactory, a bailout DES will be implanted.