Use of fractional myocardial flow reserve to assess the functional significance of intermediate coronary stenoses

W F Fearon; A Takagi; A Jeremias; A C Yeung; J D Joye; D J Cohen; T M Chou; M J Kern; P G Yock

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01139-5

Use of fractional myocardial flow reserve to assess the functional significance of intermediate coronary stenoses

Am J Cardiol. 2000 Nov 1;86(9):1013-4, A10. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01139-5.

Authors

W F Fearon¹, A Takagi, A Jeremias, A C Yeung, J D Joye, D J Cohen, T M Chou, M J Kern, P G Yock

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, California 94305-5406, USA. wfearon@stanford.edu

PMID: 11053717
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01139-5

Abstract

The goal of the present study was to compare the use of pressure-derived myocardial fractional flow reserve for detecting ischemia with nuclear stress imaging in patients undergoing stent placement for intermediate coronary lesions. We demonstrated that myocardial fractional flow reserve detects ischemia in intermediate coronary lesions accurately when compared with nuclear stress imaging.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Blood Flow Velocity
Coronary Circulation
Coronary Disease / diagnosis*
Coronary Disease / physiopathology
Coronary Disease / therapy
Exercise Test / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis*
Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Stents
Stroke Volume / physiology