Long-term follow-up after deferral of coronary intervention based on myocardial fractional flow reserve measurement

Abstract

Objective:To assess long-term results after deferring coronary intervention (percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)) of an intermediate lesion with a value of myocardial fractional flow reserve (FFR) higher 0.75 in a 'real life' patient population with no respect to results of stress tests (if performed) or coronary disease extent. Conclusions: Deferring coronary interventions of intermediate stenosis based on FFR measurement is safe with respect to long-term follow-up, irrespective of the extent of coronary artery disease.

Keywords

• Long-term
• follow-up
• after
• deferral
• coronary
• intervention
• based
• myocardial
• fractional
• reserve
• measurement