title: Reliability of physiological assessment of coronary stenosis severity using intracoronary pressure techniques: a comprehensive analysis from a large cohort of consecutive intermediate coronary lesions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We sought to assess the reliability of the most frequently used intracoronary physiologic indices (including intravenous adenosine FFR [IV-FFR], intracoronary low-dose adenosine FFR [LD-IC-FFR], intracoronary high-dose adenosine FFR [HD-IC-FFR], Pd/Pa and iFR). We also sought to analyse factors affecting their reproducibility in a real-world patient population.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 91 lesions in 86 consecutive patients were included. Measurements of all physiological indices were repeated within a systematic standardised prospective protocol. All measured indices showed excellent test-retest reliability, with intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) over 0.96. IV-FFR showed the highest coefficient of variation (CV) values among the studied measurements (Pd/Pa: 0.05; iFR: 0.10; LD-IC-FFR: 0.10; HD-IC-FFR: 0.08; IV-FFR: 0.12). Pd/Pa was significantly less variable than the other indices. On multivariate analysis, female gender, distal lesion location, history of hypertension or kidney failure, as well as presentation as an acute coronary syndrome, were associated with more variability in all physiological intracoronary measurements.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The reliability of most frequently used intracoronary physiologic indices is high. Clinical and anatomic factors significantly influence the reliability of these physiologic indices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-IP, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rivero
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cuesta
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bastante
authors.forename: Amparo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benedicto
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernández-Pérez
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Antuña
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García-Guimaraes
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alfonso
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D061605:Administration, Intravenous; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D053805:Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D000241:Adenosine