Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We evaluated deferral of PCI of intermediate coronary lesions (IL) using fractional (FFR) and coronary flow reserve (CFR) hyperemic stenosis resistance index (HSR) in patients with a negative or nondiagnostic and noninvasive stress tests.
BACKGROUND: Outcome after deferral of PCI of IL with discordant results between FFR and CFR is unknown.
METHODS: PCI was deferred in 186 IL (mean diameter stenosis: 52%). Patients were divided according to the results of FFR and CFR in group A; FFR >or= 0.75 and CFR >or= 2.0 (n = 129), group B; FFR >or= 0.75 and CFR 2.0 (n = 28), group C; FFR 0.75 and CFR >or= 2.0 (n = 23) and group D; FFR 0.75 and CFR 2.0 (n = 6). Patients were followed for one year to document major adverse cardiac events (MACE).
RESULTS: Nineteen MACEs (0 deaths, 4 myocardial infarctions, 1 CABG, and 14 PCIs) occurred during a follow up of 323 +/- 88 days. MACE rate was lowest (4.7%) when FFR, CFR, and HSR were normal. A higher MACE rate was observed when concordant abnormal (group D) or discordant results between FFR and CFR (group B and C) were compared to concordant normal values (group A, 33.3% vs. 19.7% vs. 5.4%, P = 0.008). Multivariate regression analysis showed a higher predictive power for HSR than for FFR and CFR.
CONCLUSIONS: Abnormal FFR or abnormal CFR was documented in 31% of intermediate coronary lesions. Deferral of PCI in this group was associated with a high MACE rate, which underscores the rationale of combined pressure and flow measurements providing a stenosis resistance index that is better suited for clinical decision making in these lesions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 291-7 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Feb 2008 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Analysis of Variance
- Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
- Blood Flow Velocity
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cohort Studies
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Circulation
- Coronary Stenosis
- Echocardiography, Doppler
- Female
- Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial
- Hemodynamics
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Probability
- Prognosis
- Risk Assessment
- Severity of Illness Index
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Survival Analysis
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
- Vascular Resistance
- Ventricular Pressure