Fractional flow reserve in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing TAVI: a prospective analysis.

Anja StundlJasmin ShamekhiSvenja BernhardtMaximilian StarkeBaravan Al-KassouMarcel WeberAlexander SedaghatHendrik TreedeEberhard GrubeGeorg NickenigNikos WernerJan-Malte Sinning

Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2019)

Concomitant CAD was diagnosed in 53.3% of TAVI patients. FFR did not significantly change after TAVI, confirming the validity of FFR to evaluate coronary lesions in this specific clinical setting. Given the low rates of cardiac adverse events, it might therefore be considered to treat coronary stenoses not involving left main and those with a diameter stenosis < 90% after TAVI.

Keyphrases

aortic stenosis
ejection fraction
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic valve
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
coronary artery disease
left ventricular
coronary artery
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
patient reported