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Erschienen in: Heart and Vessels 6/2019

07.12.2018 | Original Article

Comparison between instantaneous wave-free ratio versus morphometric assessments by intracoronary imaging

verfasst von: Kensuke Matsushita, Kiyoshi Hibi, Kozo Okada, Kentaro Sakamaki, Eiichi Akiyama, Yuichiro Kimura, Yasushi Matsuzawa, Nobuhiko Maejima, Noriaki Iwahashi, Kengo Tsukahara, Masami Kosuge, Toshiaki Ebina, Peter J. Fitzgerald, Yasuhiro Honda, Kouichi Tamura, Kazuo Kimura

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Abstract

Anatomical measurements obtained by intracoronary imaging devices are reported to correlate significantly with fractional flow reserve (FFR). Instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) is a nonhyperemic index of stenosis severity with discordant reports regarding its accuracy in relation to FFR. There is no information on the correlation of iFR with measurements derived from intracoronary imaging devices. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship among iFR, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), and optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI) parameters. Eighty lesions in 72 patients who underwent elective angiography and had intermediate lesions were enrolled. All lesions were assessed by iFR, FFR, IVUS, and OFDI. iFR was ≤ 0.89 in 21 (26%) lesions and FFR was ≤ 0.80 in 41 (51%) lesions. iFR correlated significantly with both IVUS-derived minimum lumen area (MLA) (r = 0.375, p = 0.003) and OFDI-derived MLA (r = 0.357, p = 0.005). FFR also correlated significantly with both IVUS-derived MLA (r = 0.472, p < 0.001) and OFDI-derived MLA (r = 0.445, p < 0.001). Among the lesions with FFR ≤ 0.80, iFR > 0.89 (mismatch) was observed in 20 lesions. There was no lesion with iFR ≤ 0.89 (reverse mismatch) among the lesions with FFR > 0.80. The lesion location among three major coronary vessels was related with the discrepancy between iFR and FFR (p = 0.007). In conclusion, iFR and FFR showed a significant correlation with IVUS and OFDI measurements. The discrepancy of iFR and FFR was associated with the lesion locations.
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Metadaten
Titel
Comparison between instantaneous wave-free ratio versus morphometric assessments by intracoronary imaging
verfasst von
Kensuke Matsushita
Kiyoshi Hibi
Kozo Okada
Kentaro Sakamaki
Eiichi Akiyama
Yuichiro Kimura
Yasushi Matsuzawa
Nobuhiko Maejima
Noriaki Iwahashi
Kengo Tsukahara
Masami Kosuge
Toshiaki Ebina
Peter J. Fitzgerald
Yasuhiro Honda
Kouichi Tamura
Kazuo Kimura
Publikationsdatum
07.12.2018
Verlag
Springer Japan
Erschienen in
Heart and Vessels / Ausgabe 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0910-8327
Elektronische ISSN: 1615-2573
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-018-1320-4

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