FFR with CT angiography

FFR with CT angiography Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is usually estimated invasively using a Doppler flow wire introduced into the coronary artery and measuring the pressure drop across the coronary stenosis during maximal hyperemia induced by adenosine. FFR has been shown to be of great significance while assessing the severity of borderline coronary stenosis in deciding the need for coronary angioplasty. Fractional flow reserve estimated by computed tomographic angiography (FFRCT) is a novel technique of getting similar information non invasively. FFR with CT angiography has been shown to be superior to conventional CT coronary angiography and it has been shown to have a high negative predictive value of 91.6% [1]. FFRCT estimation is also called non invasive fractional flow reserve derived from coronary CT angiography [2]. The PLATFORM study assessed the quality of life and economic outcomes of using FFR with CT angiography [3]. The study involved 584 patients with atypical angina and 49% pretest probability of coronary artery disease. They documented that FFRCT based strategy was associated with less resource utilization and cost at 90 days than invasive evaluation. This was even after setting the cost weight of FFRCT to 7 times that of CT coronary angiography. FFRCT was also associated with better quality of life than conventional non invasive testing. A meta-analysis showed that CT coronary angiography had a pooled sensitivity of 0.92 and specificity of 0.43. FFRCT in...
Source: Cardiophile MD - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Cardiac CT scan FFR FFRCT Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve Source Type: blogs