Vol 12, No 2 (2017)
Case report
Published online: 2017-04-20
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FFR not always conclusive… A patient with a hemodynamically insignificant lesion in coronary artery and myocardial infarction
DOI: 10.5603/FC.2017.0033
Folia Cardiologica 2017;12(2):211-214.
Abstract
Assessment of partial flow reserve (FFR) is important in identifying hemodynamically significant coronary artery stenosis. Its result is an important criterion for further treatment. However, it should be noted that therapeutic decisions should not be made based only on the positive result of the FFR, especially in the blood vessels with subcritical lesions.
Keywords: FFRfractional flow reservesubcritical lesionsNSTEMI
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