Why the study?
Is deferring angioplasty based on coronary flow reserve criteria safe in patients with intermediate coronary lesions?
Population
28 patients with intermediate coronary lesions
Comparison
Angioplasty based on Doppler-wire-derived… vs Deferred angioplasty based on normal CFR values
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
58.1 weeks (range 23-149 weeks)
Authors
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Deferral based on CFR may be safe in intermediate lesions; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Is deferring angioplasty based on coronary flow reserve criteria safe in patients with intermediate coronary lesions?
Deferring angioplasty in intermediate coronary lesions based on normal coronary flow reserve values appears safe with comparable clinical outcomes to revascularization.
Gruberg et al. (1999) studied this question.