fractional flow reserve measurement

Although coronary CT angiography has developed into a reliable non-invasive tool for the detection of coronary artery stenoses further assessment and potential treatment still require invasive coronary angiography. Fractional flow reserve FFR is an invasive index of the functional severity of a stenosis determined from coronary pressure measurement during coronary catheterization.

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Invasive fractional flow reserve measurement.

. Your number helps your provider choose your treatment. It is positioned distally to the stenosis. While such stenoses can be better verified during invasive coronary angiography.

A fractional flow reserve assessment compares the blood flow on either side of a blockage in your coronary artery. A 0014-in pressure wire is advanced after calibration into the relevant coronary segment. If your result is less than 1 you may need medical treatment or angioplasty.

This tells your provider how severe the narrowing stenosis is in your artery.

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