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Assessment of the functional significance of coronary lesions using a monorail catheter.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11287712     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Myocardial fractional flow reserve (FFR) < 0.75 is a reliable index of a functionally severe coronary stenosis. FFR is best assessed by a sensor-tipped pressure monitoring guidewire (PW). The purpose of this study was to assess whether a multifunctional probing catheter (MFP), a 3 French dual-lumen monorail catheter, can be used to accurately measure intracoronary pressure and FFR. In 35 lesions (35 patients; learning group), we calculated FFR by both PW (FFRPW) and MFP (FFRMFP). Using ROC analysis, the FFRMFP value of 0.65 had the highest sensitivity with the FFRPW < 0.75. FFRMFP cut-off (0.65) was tested in 40 patients (testing group). In all cases, lumen diameter was documented by an intracoronary ultrasound examination. In the learning group, the FFRPW was 0.82 +/- 0.17 and FFRMFP was 0.70 +/- 0.23 (r = 0.88; p < 0.001). The FFRMFP cut-off value (0.65) correctly predicted the FFRPW in 37/40 cases in the testing group. In the 3 discordant cases, FFR was critical (< 0.65) by MFP and normal (> 0.75) by PW. In all these cases, minimal lumen cross-sectional area was < 2.8 mm2. When FFRMFP is > 0.65, FFRPW is always > 0.75. These data demonstrate that even with larger cross-sectional area than a pressure wire, the MFP catheter can easily and reliably be used to assess the functional severity of coronary stenosis.
Authors:
C Briguori; T Nishida; M Adamian; A Anzuini; N Corvaja; M Carlino; A Colombo
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of invasive cardiology     Volume:  13     ISSN:  1042-3931     ISO Abbreviation:  J Invasive Cardiol     Publication Date:  2001 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-04-05     Completed Date:  2001-06-14     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8917477     Medline TA:  J Invasive Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  279-86     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Centro Cuore Columbus, Via M. Buonarroti, 48, I-20145, Milan, Italy. columbus@micronet.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Circulation*
Coronary Disease / diagnosis*,  physiopathology
Female
Heart Catheterization* / instrumentation
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ultrasonography, Interventional
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J Invasive Cardiol. 2001 Apr;13(4):287-9   [PMID:  11287713 ]

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