title: [Could fractional flow reserve guide therapeutic strategy in acute coronary syndrome?].
abstract: Fractional flow reserve, as determined with a pressure-wire, was validated in the assessment of the functional severity of intermediate lesions in a population with stable ischemic cardiopathy. The value of pressure-wire analysis in acute coronary syndrome is unknown. We report two patients with acute coronary syndrome, in which the therapeutic approach was guided by the fractional flow reserve. We discuss the utility of this tool in this context.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cardiología Intervencionista. Hospital do Meixoeiro-MEDTEC. Vigo. Pontevedra. España. rafael.ruiz.salmeron@sergas.es
authors.forename: Rafael J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Salmerón
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanmartín
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mantilla
authors.forename: Marisol
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bravo
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Castellanos
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goicolea
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents