The Impact of Virtual Fractional Flow Reserve and Virtual Coronary Intervention on Treatment Decisions in the Cardiac Catheter Laboratory.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Using fractional flow reserve (FFR) to guide percutaneous coronary intervention for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) improves clinical decision making but remains underused. Virtual FFR (vFFR), computed from angiographic images, permits physiologic assessment without a pressure wire and can be extended to virtual coronary intervention (VCI) to facilitate treatment planning. This study investigated the effect of adding vFFR and VCI to angiography in patient assessment and management.

Methods

Two cardiologists independently reviewed clinical data and angiograms of 50 patients undergoing invasive management of coronary syndromes, and their management plans were recorded. The vFFRs were computed and disclosed, and the cardiologists submitted revised plans.

SUBMITTER: Gosling RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8639608 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature