Clinical impacts of CT-derived fractional flow reserve under insurance reimbursement: Results from multicenter, prospective registry

CONCLUSION: Introduction of FFRCT could not only reduce unnecessary ICA and be a test that replaces the conventional non-invasive functional assessment modality but also result in medical cost reduction even when used under real Japanese insurance reimbursement.PMID:37949315 | DOI:10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.11.002

Source: Journal of Cardiology - November 10, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shinichiro Fujimoto Yui O Nozaki Tomohiro Sakamoto Rine Nakanishi Taku Asano Kazushige Kadota Kota Komiyama Eiji Taguchi Ryo Okubo Akira Saito Akihiro Ikuta Shuko Nojiri Kengo Tanabe Source Type: research