ACIST-FFR Study (Assessment of Catheter-Based Interrogation and Standard Techniques for Fractional Flow Reserve Measurement)

F. Fearon, William; W. Chambers, Jeffrey; H. Seto, Arnold; J. Sarembock, Ian; Raveendran, Ganesh; Sakarovitch, Charlotte; Yang, Lingyao; Desai, Manisha; Jeremias, Allen; J. Price, Matthew

doi:10.1161/circinterventions.117.005905

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ACIST-FFR Study (Assessment of Catheter-Based Interrogation and Standard Techniques for Fractional Flow Reserve Measurement)

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Authors:

William F. Fearon

Jeffrey W. Chambers

Arnold H. Seto

Abstract

Background— Measurement of fractional flow reserve (FFR) to guide coronary revascularization lags despite robust supportive data, partly because of the handling characteristics of traditional coronary pressure wires. An optical pressure-monitoring microcatheter, which can be advanced over a traditio...

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