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Functional assessment of anomalous right coronary artery using fractional flow reserve
Author(s) -
Boler Amber N.,
Hilliard Anthony A.,
Gordon Brent M.
Publication year - 2017
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.26660
Subject(s) - fractional flow reserve , medicine , cardiology , right coronary artery , artery , sudden cardiac death , coronary artery disease , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction
Anomalous origin of a coronary artery is a recognized cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD). To date, there is no standard test to predict which patients are at increased risk for SCD. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is an invasive technique used to qualify focal obstructive coronary lesions. We present a case where FFR was used to guide therapy in a young patient with anomalous right coronary artery (ARCA) when standard noninvasive testing showed ischemic discrepancy. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.