Use of fractional myocardial flow reserve to assess the functional significance of intermediate coronary stenoses.
The goal of the present study was to compare the use of pressure-derived myocardial fractional flow reserve for detecting ischemia with nuclear stress imaging in patients undergoing stent placement for intermediate coronary lesions. We demonstrated that myocardial fractional flow reserve detects ischemia in intermediate coronary lesions accurately when compared with nuclear stress imaging.
Fearon
W F
WF
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, California 94305-5406, USA. wfearon@stanford.edu
Takagi
A
A
Jeremias
A
A
Yeung
A C
AC
Joye
J D
JD
Cohen
D J
DJ
Chou
T M
TM
Kern
M J
MJ
Yock
P G
PG
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology