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SUBMITTER: Kawasaki T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8651465 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kawasaki Tomohiro T Okonogi Taichi T Koga Hisashi H Orita Yoshiya Y Umeji Kyoko K Fukuoka Ryota R Hirai Keisuke K Haraguchi Kazuki K Kajiyama Kimihiro K Fukami Yurie Y Soejima Toshiya T Abe Kensho K Yamabe Hiroshige H
Circulation reports 20211029 12
<b><i>Background:</i></b> The optimal site for measuring computed tomography (CT)-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR<sub>CT</sub>) to detect significant coronary artery disease (CAD) remains unknown. We investigated how diagnostic performance changes with FFR<sub>CT</sub> measurement site. <b><i>Methods and Results:</i></b> The diagnostic performance of FFR<sub>CT</sub>, measured 1-2 cm distal to the stenosis vs. a far-distal site, in detecting significant CAD with invasive fractional flow res ...[more]