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Thinking outside the box: Use of the pressure wire to assess intracranial large artery stenoses
Author(s) -
Sa Vani P.,
Prasad Anand
Publication year - 2016
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.26663
Subject(s) - medicine , intracranial pressure , hemodynamics , stenosis , cardiology , cerebral circulation , blood pressure , artery , cerebral arteries , pressure gradient , radiology , mechanics , physics
Key points A novel study investigating the utility of the 0.014″ diameter pressure wire to assess the hemodynamic significance of intermediate intracranial stenosis. Technical aspects of pressure wire positioning across intracranial arteries are described. Further research is required to clarify the assessment of pressure gradients in the cerebral circulation and to define the optimal threshold for intervention.