Tips, Tricks, and Pitfalls of FFR and iFR Assessment - Rasha Al-Lamee

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Summary

Rasha Al-Lamee discusses the tips, tricks, and pitfalls of to attain good FFR and iFR measurements in the catheter laboratory.

  • Best practice for physioloigcal measurement
  • Stratergies to ensure correct and reproducible iFR and FFR measurements
  • Learn about common iFR and FFR measurement pitfalls
  • Transducer height effects on measurements
  • Dealing with pressure drift
  • Prevention and dealing with spasm
  • Identification and overcoming with damping

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Target Audience

These educational moments are suitable for a wide audience including:-

  • 5* rated international core course-content
  • Interventional cardiologists 
  • General cardiologists
  • Allied healthcare professionals 
  • Technicans and physiologists 
  • Industry core physiology requirements

This course is supported by an unrestrited educational grant from Volcano-Philips

Learning Objectives

  • Detailed background knowledge of the history of physiological measurements
  • Range of tools available in the clinical cathether laboratory for physiological measurments
  • Choice of flow or pressure in stenosis assessment?
  • Evidence base for physiological assessment 
  • Appropriate use criteria, and application of physiological assessment to routine practice
  • State-of-the art anatomical-physioloigcal co-registration 
  • Clinical trial update (DEFINE-FLAIR, iFR-SwedeHeart, FAME 3)

Other Components in this Moment

Overview
Intra-Coronary Physiology: Past, Present and Future - Carlo Di Mario
Why do we Need Intra-Coronary Physiology in 2015? - Andrew Sharp
Terminology - What do all the Abbreviations Mean? - Sayan Sen
Why do we use Pressure Instead of Flow to Assess Stenosis Severity - Ricardo Petraco
iFR: Principals and Case Examples - Justin Davies
How to Measure FFR and iFR - Andrew Sharp
Tips, Tricks, and Pitfalls of FFR and iFR Assessment - Rasha Al-Lamee
Detecting Ischaemia using iFR and FFR in Clinical Practice - Justin Davies
DEFER, FAME, and FAME II – The Key Points? - Tim van de Hoef
DEFER, FAME, FAME II – What the Studies Didn’t Answer - Sukhjinder Nijjer
Implementation of Physiology into My Cath Lab - Andrew Sharp
A Blue Print for Coronary Physiology in the 21st Century - Justin Davies
Management of Tandem Lesions and Diffuse Disease - Sukhjinder Nijjer
Can we Perform Physiological Assessment in ACS, STEMI, Bypass Grafts and Heart Failure? - Sayan Sen
Do we need Stenting at all? ORBITA Study - Rasha Al-Lamee
Physiology for all, and What are the Next Steps? - Eric van Belle
Guidelines and Appropriate use Criteria - Rasha Al-Lamee
iFR Outcome Data: FLAIR and Swedeheart - Justin Davies
PCI or CABG? FAME III & SYNTAX II - Sukhjinder Nijjer
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