Open AccessImproved Precision of Initial Chest Pain Evaluation With Fractional Flow Reserve Computed Tomography
Author(s) -
Sigurdsson Gardar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.117.006835
Subject(s) - fractional flow reserve , medicine , chest pain , revascularization , myocardial infarction , radiology , computed tomography angiography , angiography , gold standard (test) , cardiology , coronary angiography
Following publication of the FAME (Fractional Flow Reserve Versus Angiography for Multivessel Evaluation) trial,[1][1] there has been a noticeable increase in the use of fractional flow reserve (FFR) in the cardiac catheterization laboratories across the country. The FAME study provided evidence in