Coronary Physiology Assessment for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease

Elisabetta Moscarella; Felice Gragnano; Arturo Cesaro; Alfonso Ielasi; Vincenzo Diana; Matteo Conte; Alessandra Schiavo; Silvio Coletta; Dario Di Maio; Fabio Fimiani; Paolo Calabrò

doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2020.07.003

Coronary Physiology Assessment for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease

Cardiol Clin. 2020 Nov;38(4):575-588. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2020.07.003.

Affiliations

¹ Division of Clinical Cardiology, A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano", Via F. Palasciano, Caserta 81100, Italy; Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples 80131, Italy. Electronic address: elisabetta.moscarella@gmail.com.
² Division of Clinical Cardiology, A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano", Via F. Palasciano, Caserta 81100, Italy; Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples 80131, Italy.
³ Clinical and Interventional Cardiology Unit, Istituto Clinico S. Ambrogio, Via Faravelli 16, Milan 20149, Italy.

PMID: 33036719
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2020.07.003

Abstract

Functionally significant coronary lesions identification is necessary for appropriate revascularization. This review aims to provide an overview of the available options for coronary stenosis physiologic evaluation with a focus on the latest developments in the field.

Keywords: FFR; IFR; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Physiologic assessment; QFR.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis
Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology*
Coronary Artery Disease / therapy
Coronary Stenosis / diagnosis
Coronary Stenosis / physiopathology*
Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial*
Humans
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention*