Optical coherence tomography-defined plaque vulnerability in relation to functional stenosis severity stratified by fractional flow reserve and quantitative flow ratio.

Tsunekazu KakutaTomoyo SugiyamaMasahiro Hoshino Eisuke Usui Rikuta HamayaYoshihisa KanajiTadashi Murai Tetsumin LeeTaishi YonetsuTsunekazu Kakuta

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)

OCT-defined plaque instability was associated with the QFR in angiographically intermediate-to-severe lesions. Compared with the FFR alone, the QFR can provide incremental efficacy in predicting the presence of TCFA.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
coronary artery disease
diabetic retinopathy
climate change
optic nerve
high resolution
early onset