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TCT-230 Myocardial Ischemia Is Present and Mostly Reversible in Patients With a Chronic Total Occlusion and a Viable Perfusion Territory: The DISTAL CTO Study

Authors :
Johan Bennett
Benny Drieghe
Peter Kayaert
Steven Haine
Claudiu Ungureanu
Joseph Dens
Yoann Bataille
Mathieu Coeman
Source :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 74:B229
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2019.

Abstract

The highest benefit of revascularization is found in patients with very low fractional flow reserve (FFR). In chronic total occlusion (CTO) patients, instant wave-free ratio (iFR, Philips) may be more appropriate to evaluate ischemia as it does not require maximal microvascular vasodilation, which

Details

ISSN :
07351097
Volume :
74
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........eaf4e7be88acc47c5c10130ff562e022
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.295