Impact of Routine Fractional Flow Reserve Evaluation During Coronary Angiography on Management Strategy and Clinical Outcome
Author(s) -
Sérgio Bravo Baptista,
Luís Raposo,
Lino Santos,
Rubén Ramos,
Rita Calé,
Elisabete Jorge,
C Machado,
Marco Costa,
Eduardo Infante de Oliveira,
João Costa,
João Pipa,
Nuno Moreira Fonseca,
Jorge Guardado,
Bruno Silva,
Maria-João Sousa,
João Carlos Silva,
Alberto Rodrigues,
Luís Seca,
Renato Fernandes
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1941-7632
pISSN - 1941-7640
DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.115.003288
Subject(s) - medicine , fractional flow reserve , mace , revascularization , myocardial infarction , lesion , target lesion , hazard ratio , cardiology , percutaneous coronary intervention , timi , radiology , surgery , coronary angiography , confidence interval
Penetration of fractional flow reserve (FFR) in clinical practice varies extensively, and the applicability of results from randomized trials is understudied. We describe the extent to which the information gained from routine FFR affects patient management strategy and clinical outcome.
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