Serial coronary CT angiography-derived fractional flow reserve and plaque progression can predict long-term outcomes of coronary artery disease.
Liu YangPeng Peng XuU Joseph SchoepfChristian TescheBalakrishnan PillaiRock H SavageChun Xiang TangFan ZhouHao Dong WeiZhong Qiang LuoQing Gen WangChang Sheng ZhouMeng Jie LuGuang Ming LuLong Jiang ZhangPublished in: European radiology (2021)
• Vessel-specific CT angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (FFRCT) ≤ 0.80 and plaque progression improved the prediction of events over current risk factors. • Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) significantly increased with the presence of plaque progression at follow-up stratified by the FFRCT change group.