Ischemic heart disease is a dynamic process of atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries or
functional alterations of coronary circulation that can be modified by lifestyle …

Background—Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is well established for patients undergoing
percutaneous coronary intervention, yet little is known about candidates for coronary artery …

Objectives: The study sought to assess the diagnostic efficiency of optical coherence
tomography (OCT) in identifying hemodynamically severe coronary stenoses as determined …

Steven M. Ettinger, MD, FACC, Robert A. Guyton, MD, FACC, Jonathan L. Halperin, MD,
FACC, FAHA, Judith S. Hochman, MD, FACC, FAHA, Frederick G. Kushner, MD, FACC …

Computed tomographic (CT) coronary angiography is a well-established, noninvasive
imaging modality for detection of coronary stenosis, but it has limited accuracy in …

Background—Magnetic resonance myocardial perfusion imaging (MRMPI) has a number of
advantages over the other noninvasive tests used to detect reversible myocardial ischemia …

Aims This study was performed to evaluate the functional outcomes of fractional flow reserve
(FFR)-guided jailed side-branch (SB) intervention strategy. Methods and results One …

Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare visual and quantitative analysis of
high spatial resolution cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) perfusion at 3.0-T against …

Objectives The aim of this study was to identify the post–percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI) target value of instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) that would best discriminate clinical …

Cardiovascular (CV) disease impacts tens of millions of people annually and carries a
massive global economic burden. Continued advances in medical imaging, hardware and …