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Practical tips and tricks for the measurement of fractional flow reserve
Author(s) -
Sharif Faisal,
Trana Catalina,
Muller Olivier,
De Bruyne Bernard
Publication year - 2010
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.22603
Subject(s) - fractional flow reserve , medicine , cardiology , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction
Coronary pressure measurement has emerged as one of the most promising tool to assist interventional cardiologist to make accurate clinical decisions. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a simple way of reliably assessing the functional consequences of coronary atherosclerosis. The training in FFR is easy, and coronary pressure measurements can be obtained swiftly in the catheterization laboratory. This review outlines the practical set up of FFR in the catheterization laboratory and also discusses the potential pitfalls in the measurement of FFR. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.