
pmid: 26896888
handle: 11588/635524 , 11573/1660280
This study sought to assess the impact of a wide range of mean right atrial pressure (Pra) on fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements.FFR invasively assesses the ischemic potential of coronary stenoses. FFR is calculated as the ratio of mean distal coronary pressure (Pd) to mean aortic pressure (Pa) during maximal hyperemia. The Pra is considered to have little impact if it is within normal range, so it is neglected in the formula.In 1,676 stenoses of 1,235 patients undergoing left-right heart catheterization for ischemic (642 [52%]) or valvular heart disease (593 [48%]), the authors compared the FFR values calculated without accounting for Pra (FFR= Pd/Pa) to the corresponding myocardial fractional flow reserve (FFRmyo) values accounting for Pra (FFRmyo = Pd - Pra/Pa - Pra).The median Pra was 7 (interquartile range [IQR]: 5 to 10) mm Hg with a maximum of 27 mm Hg. The correlation and agreement between FFR and FFRmyo was excellent (R(2) = 0.987; slope 1.096 ± 0.003). The median FFR (0.85; IQR: 0.78 to 0.91) was slightly but statistically significantly higher than the median FFRmyo (0.83; IQR: 0.76 to 0.90; p 0.80) did not yield values below the gray zone (i.e., ≤0.75) in any case, which suggests that the impact of right atrial pressure on FFR measurement is indeed negligible.
Aged, 80 and over, Male, Cardiac Catheterization, right atrial pressure, Coronary Stenosis, heart failure, Reproducibility of Results, Hyperemia, Atrial Function, Right, Middle Aged, Coronary Vessels, Severity of Illness Index, fractional flow reserve; heart failure; myocardial fractional flow reserve; right atrial pressure, Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial, Atrial Pressure, Predictive Value of Tests, Humans, Arterial Pressure, Female, fractional flow reserve, myocardial fractional flow reserve, Aged
Aged, 80 and over, Male, Cardiac Catheterization, right atrial pressure, Coronary Stenosis, heart failure, Reproducibility of Results, Hyperemia, Atrial Function, Right, Middle Aged, Coronary Vessels, Severity of Illness Index, fractional flow reserve; heart failure; myocardial fractional flow reserve; right atrial pressure, Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial, Atrial Pressure, Predictive Value of Tests, Humans, Arterial Pressure, Female, fractional flow reserve, myocardial fractional flow reserve, Aged
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