Clinical use of physiological lesion assessment using pressure guidewires: an expert consensus document of the Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics

Cardiovasc Interv Ther. 2019 Jan;34(1):85-96. doi: 10.1007/s12928-018-0559-0. Epub 2018 Dec 27.

Abstract

In this document, the background, concept, and current evidence are briefly summarized. The focus is on the clinical application of physiological lesion assessment from a practical standpoint for facilities that do not have ample experience. Finally, the characteristics of new resting indexes are summarized.

Keywords: Coronary artery disease; Coronary circulation; Fractional flow reserve; Instantaneous wave-free ratio.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Catheters
  • Consensus
  • Coronary Angiography / methods*
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Stenosis / therapy
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Societies, Medical