How strong is the warranty of a negative FFR? Comment on long-term outcome after deferred revascularization due to negative fractional flow reserve in intermediate coronary lesions by Weerts et al.
Morton J KernArnold H SetoPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2021)
Outcomes of deferred PCI based on negative FFR are generally good. This study demonstrated deferred target lesion failure with FFR >0.80 in 7% and related it to coexistent risk factors, such as multivessel disease, diabetes, and SVG lesions. A negative FFR is only one variable on the continuum of ischemic risk, but in general provides an excellent prognostic tool.
Keyphrases
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- risk factors
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- acute myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- heart failure
- atrial fibrillation
- adipose tissue
- antiplatelet therapy
- aortic valve
- ejection fraction
- aortic stenosis