Live case demonstration using fractional flow reserve in coronary physiology from Hammersmith Hospital, London

Target Audience

1.  Pijls NH, De Bruyne B, Peels K, et al. (June 1996). "Measurement of fractional flow reserve to assess the functional severity of coronary-artery stenoses". N. Engl. J. Med. 334 (26): 1703–8. doi:10.1056/NEJM199606273342604. PMID 8637515.
2. Jump up ^ Pijls NH, van Schaardenburgh P, Manoharan G, et al. (May 2007). "Percutaneous coronary intervention of functionally nonsignificant stenosis: 5-year follow-up of the DEFER Study". J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 49 (21): 2105–11. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.087. PMID 17531660.
3. Jump up ^ Tonino PA, De Bruyne B, Pijls NH, et al. (January 2009). "Fractional flow reserve versus angiography for guiding percutaneous coronary intervention". N. Engl. J. Med. 360 (3): 213–24. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa0807611. PMID 19144937.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand outline of rationale for Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)
2. Summary of the evidence to support the use of FFR

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