September 9, 2014Current Opinion in Cardiology
Facing the complexity of ischaemic heart disease with intracoronary pressure and flow measurements
Why the study?
Does the combined use of FFR, CFR, and IMR improve the invasive assessment and risk stratification of patients with ischaemic heart disease?
Population
Patients with ischaemic heart disease (IHD)
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Should not yet change IHD assessment practice; leaves open whether combined FFR/CFR/IMR improves outcomes in prospective trials.
Structured PICO
Does the combined use of FFR, CFR, and IMR improve the invasive assessment and risk stratification of patients with ischaemic heart disease?
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Population
Patients with ischaemic heart disease (IHD)
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Intervention
Combined use of fractional flow reserve (FFR), coronary flow reserve (CFR), and the index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR)
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Outcome
Comprehensive invasive assessment and risk stratification of IHD
The combined use of FFR, CFR, and IMR may provide a more comprehensive physiological assessment of ischemic heart disease, addressing both obstructive and microvascular components.
Cite This Study
Echavarría‐Pinto et al. (2014) studied this question.