Does the Routine Availability of CT–Derived FFR Influence Management of Patients With Stable Chest Pain Compared to CT Angiography Alone?
Author(s) -
Nick Curzen,
James Nolan,
Azfar Zaman,
Bjarne Linde Nørgaard,
Ronak Rajani
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.12.026
Subject(s) - medicine , fractional flow reserve , chest pain , radiology , stenosis , computed tomography angiography , target lesion , angina , percutaneous , angiography , percutaneous coronary intervention , cardiology , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction
This study sought to determine the effect of adding computed tomography-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR CT ) data to computed tomography angiographic (CTA) data alone for assessment of lesion severity and patient management in 200 patients with chest pain.
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