September 2nd, 2014
Fractional Flow Reserve Gains Support in Stable CAD and NSTEMI
Larry Husten, PHD
Two studies presented at the European Society of Cardiology meeting in Barcelona offered fresh support for fractional flow reserve (FFR), which has been slowly but surely gaining traction in the interventional cardiology community. FFR in Patients with Stable CAD Bernard De Bruyne presented 2-year results from the FAME 2 (Fractional flow reserve versus Angiography for Multivessel Evaluation […]
February 10th, 2011
What’s Keeping Us from Using FFR?
Richard A. Lange, MD, MBA and L. David Hillis, MD
A recent study of PCI in subjects with multivessel CAD showed that procedure costs were lower when a management strategy based on the results of fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements was employed. The FFR-based strategy resulted in fewer stents used, which more than offset the cost of the FFR pressure wire. Even though FFR-guided PCI has […]
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