Value of FFR in clinical practice

Anil Mehra; Bishav Mohan

doi:10.1016/j.ihj.2015.02.025

Value of FFR in clinical practice

Indian Heart J. 2015 Jan-Feb;67(1):77-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2015.02.025. Epub 2015 Mar 14.

Authors

Anil Mehra¹, Bishav Mohan²

Affiliations

¹ Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: amehra@usc.edu.
² Professor of Cardiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

Abstract

Fractional flow reserve is an important tool in the cardiac catheterization lab to assess the physiological significance of coronary lesions. This article discusses the basic concepts about FFR and its utility in clinical decision making.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Coronary Angiography / methods*
Coronary Stenosis* / diagnosis
Coronary Stenosis* / physiopathology
Coronary Stenosis* / surgery
Coronary Vessels / physiopathology
Coronary Vessels / surgery*
Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial / physiology*
Humans
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Severity of Illness Index