The association between the extent of lipidic burden and delta-fractional flow reserve: analysis from coronary physiological and near-infrared spectroscopic measures
Author(s) -
Kota Murai,
Yu Kataoka,
Yuriko Nakaoku,
Kunihiro Nishimura,
Satoshi Kitahara,
Takamasa Iwai,
Hayato Nakamura,
Hayato Hosoda,
Atsushi Hirayama,
Hideo Matama,
Takahito Doi,
Takahiro Nakashima,
Satoshi Honda,
Masashi Fujino,
Kazuhiro Nakao,
Shuichi Yoneda,
Kensaku Nishihira,
Tomoaki Kanaya,
Fumiyuki Otsuka,
Yasuhide Asaumi,
Kenichi Tsujita,
Teruo Noguchi,
Satoshi Yasuda
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.83
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2223-3660
pISSN - 2223-3652
DOI - 10.21037/cdt-20-1024
Subject(s) - medicine , fractional flow reserve , association (psychology) , delta , cardiology , physiology , coronary angiography , psychotherapist , myocardial infarction , psychology , engineering , aerospace engineering
Vulnerable plaque features including lipidic plaque have been shown to affect fractional flow reserve (FFR). Given that formation and propagation of lipid plaque is accompanied by endothelial dysfunction which impairs vascular tone, the degree of lipidic burden may affect vasoreactivity during hyperemia, potentially leading to reduced FFR. Our aim is to elucidate the relationship of the extent of lipidic plaque burden with coronary physiological vasoreactivity measure.
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