Evaluation of Coronary Artery Stenosis by Quantitative Flow Ratio During Invasive Coronary Angiography: The WIFI II Study (Wire-Free Functional Imaging II) [Ischemic Heart Disease]

Conclusions— Functional lesion evaluation by QFR assessment showed good agreement and diagnostic accuracy compared with FFR. Studies comparing clinical outcome after QFR- and FFR-based diagnostic strategies are required. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02264717.

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Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging - March 19, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Westra, J., Tu, S., Winther, S., Nissen, L., Vestergaard, M.-B., Andersen, B. K., Holck, E. N., Fox Maule, C., Johansen, J. K., Andreasen, L. N., Simonsen, J. K., Zhang, Y., Kristensen, S. D., Maeng, M., Kaltoft, A., Terkelsen, C. J., Krusell, L. R., Jako Tags: Angiography, Diagnostic Testing, Catheter-Based Coronary and Valvular Interventions, Coronary Artery Disease Ischemic Heart Disease Source Type: research