Comparison of fractional flow reserve measurements using intracoronary adenosine versus intracoronary sodium nitroprusside infusions in moderately stenotic coronary artery lesions

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of intracoronary (IC) sodium nitroprusside infusion in comparison with IC adenosine for fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement in moderately diseased coronary artery lesions for functional assessment.

Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - June 16, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Morteza Safi, Mohammad Hasan Namazi, Esfandiar Fooladi, Hossein Vakili, Saeed Alipour Parsa, Isa Khaheshi, Mohammad Amin Abbasi, Mohammad Reza Movahed Source Type: research