As a rule, revascularization is indicated only when coronary artery stenoses cause relevant ischemia, but this cannot be determined unequivocally by angiography alone. Pressure wire measurement ...

Opens in a new tab or window Stenting guided by quantitative flow ratio (QFR), derived from angiography without a pressure wire or use of drugs to induce hyperemia, improved major adverse ...

They will then insert a catheter into the blood vessel using a guide wire and ... of invasive angiogram may include bleeding at the wound site that does not stop with firm pressure.

Most doctors depend on angiography (X-rays of the coronary ... Outcomes can be improved if lesions to stent are selected using a pressure wire to identify which are obstructing blood flow.

FFR is easily measured during routine coronary angiography by using a pressure wire. It is an add‑on test for PCI. NICE's guideline on managing stable angina recommends coronary angiography to guide ...

Traditional pressure wires use a hollow metal tube (hypotube) to house the wiring that transmits the ... (ESC), the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and the American ...

We assigned 1201 patients to OCT-guided PCI (600 patients) or angiography-guided PCI (601 ... functional test with imaging or a pressure-wire–based method or other objective documentation ...

measurements can be done during invasive coronary angiography. These invasive techniques use a pressure wire with or without a vasodilator drug, such as adenosine, and can only be done in ...

Functionally significant nonculprit lesions were identified either by pressure wire or angiography. The primary outcome was a composite of death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or any ...