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Use of fractional flow reserve in the treatment of a calcific bifurcation left anterior descending coronary stenosis with rotational atherectomy
Author(s) -
Holmes David G.,
Kern Morton J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.1131
Subject(s) - medicine , fractional flow reserve , atherectomy , stenosis , cardiology , radiology , intervention (counseling) , percutaneous coronary intervention , lesion , coronary angiography , stent , surgery , restenosis , myocardial infarction , psychiatry
We report the results of an intervention in a high‐risk surgical patient undergoing rotational atherectomy in a bifurcating lesion. The use of fractional flow reserve (FFR) was especially helpful due to the inability to visualize clearly the angiographic anatomy both before and following intervention. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2001;53:64–67. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.