Limitations and pitfalls of fractional flow reserve measurements and adenosine-induced hyperemia

MJ Kern - Intravascular Physiology, An Issue of Interventional …, 2015 - books.google.com
Coronary physiologic assessment addresses the well-known limitations of coronary
angiography in determining the clinical significance of intermediate lesions. FFR is …

Ventricular fibrillation precipitated by Intracoronary Adenosine during fractional flow reserve assessment–a cautionary tale

AH Shah, W Chan, PH Seidelin - Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2015 - Elsevier
Fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement is the current benchmark for assessing the
physiologic significance of a coronary stenosis. Intravenous/intra-coronary adenosine is a …

Adenosine-induced maximal coronary hyperemia for myocardial fractional flow reserve measurements: comparison of administration by femoral venous versus …

M Lindstaedt, W Bojara, T Holland-Letz, A Yazar… - Clinical research in …, 2009 - Springer
Background Maximal hyperemia is a critical prerequisite for correct fractional flow reserve
(FFR) measurements. Continuous administration of adenosine by femoral venous access is …

Resting Pd/Pa and haemodynamic relevance of coronary stenosis as evaluated by fractional flow reserve

G De Luca, M Verdoia, L Barbieri, P Marino… - Coronary Artery …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background Fractional flow reserve (FFR) currently represents the gold standard in the
evaluation of the haemodynamic relevance of coronary stenoses. However, both …

Intracoronary adenosine induced-atrial fibrillation during fractional flow reserve evaluation

S Rekik - Annales de Cardiologie et D'angeiologie, 2019 - europepmc.org
Fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement for functional evaluation of haemodynamic
relevance of coronary artery stenoses is a well established and straightforward method …

[HTML][HTML] High dose escalation of intracoronary adenosine in the assessment of fractional flow reserve: A retrospective cohort study

CB Jong, TS Lu, P Yan-Tyng Liu, MY Hsieh, SW Meng… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Maximal hyperaemia for fractional flow reserve (FFR) may not be achieved with the current
recommended doses of intracoronary adenosine. Higher doses (up to 720 μg) have been …

Intracoronary adenosine-induced ventricular arrhythmias during fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement: case series and literature review

HR Patel, P Shah, S Bajaj, H Virk, M Bikkina… - Cardiovascular …, 2017 - Springer
Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a standardized and well-established method frequently used
in clinical practice to evaluate the hemodynamic significance of epicardial coronary stenosis …

Comparison of hyperemic efficacy between central and peripheral venous adenosine infusion for fractional flow reserve measurement

MK Seo, BK Koo, JH Kim, DH Shin… - Circulation …, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Maximal hyperemia is a prerequisite for the accurate measurement of
fractional flow reserve (FFR). Although continuous infusion of adenosine via the femoral vein …

Repeatability of fractional flow reserve despite variations in systemic and coronary hemodynamics

NP Johnson, DT Johnson, RL Kirkeeide, C Berry… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2015 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study classified and quantified the variation in fractional flow reserve (FFR)
due to fluctuations in systemic and coronary hemodynamics during intravenous adenosine …

[HTML][HTML] Efficiencies of intracoronary sodium nitroprusside on fractional flow reserve measurement

S Li, J Deng, X Wang, X Zhao, Y Han - International Journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Fractional flow reserve (FFR) has certain advantages of assessing functional
severity of coronary stenosis. Adenosine (AD) is the most widely used agents in FFR …