Association Between Adherence to Fractional Flow Reserve Treatment Thresholds and Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is an invasive measurement used to assess the potential of a coronary stenosis to induce myocardial ischemia and guide decisions for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It is not known whether established FFR thresholds for PCI are adhered to in routine interventional practice and whether adherence to these thresholds is associated with better clinical outcomes.

Objective

To assess the adherence to evidence-based FFR thresholds for PCI and its association with clinical outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective, multicenter, population-based cohort study of adults with coronary artery disease undergoing single-vessel FFR assessment (excluding ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction) from April 1, 2013,

SUBMITTER: Sud M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7666430 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature