In this document, the background, concept, and current evidence are briefly summarized.
The focus is on the clinical application of physiological lesion assessment from a practical …

Fractional flow reserve and instantaneous wave-free ratio are widely accepted and
recommended in Western and Japanese guidelines for appropriate percutaneous coronary …

The use of the pressure sensor coronary guidewire is expanding into the peripheral
circulation as well as into the realm of valvular heart disease. Small mechanistic studies and …

Background: Catheter‐derived pressure gradient (CPG) measurements across vascular
lesions are used to determine the hemodynamic significance of a stenosis prior to peripheral …

When measuring hyperemic and nonhyperemic pressure ratios with traditional sensor-
tipped wires, the inevitable hydrostatic pressure gradient (HPG) may influence treatment …

Feasibility of Quantitative Flow Ratio–Derived Pullback Pressure Gradient Index and Its
Impact on Diagnostic Performance | JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions Skip to main content …

This study gains insight on the nature of flow blockage effects of small guidewire catheter
sensors in measuring mean trans‐stenotic pressure gradients [TeX:] $\Delta\tilde {p} …

The routine use of sensor-tipped guide wires for the assessment of functional coronary
lesion severity has become widespread in the catheterization laboratory. The physiological …

Invasive catheterization is associated with a low risk of serious complications. However,
although it is the gold standard for measuring pressure gradients, it induces changes to …

BACKGROUND Pressure measurement guidewires have been in existence since at least
the last ten years. These guidewires are most commonly used to measure pressures distal to …