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Lashgari M, Choudhury RP, Banerjee A. Patient-specific in silico 3D coronary model in cardiac catheterisation laboratories. Front Cardiovasc Med 2024; 11:1398290. [PMID: 39036504 PMCID: PMC11257904 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1398290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Coronary artery disease is caused by the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary arteries, affecting the blood supply to the heart, one of the leading causes of death around the world. X-ray coronary angiography is the most common procedure for diagnosing coronary artery disease, which uses contrast material and x-rays to observe vascular lesions. With this type of procedure, blood flow in coronary arteries is viewed in real-time, making it possible to detect stenoses precisely and control percutaneous coronary interventions and stent insertions. Angiograms of coronary arteries are used to plan the necessary revascularisation procedures based on the calculation of occlusions and the affected segments. However, their interpretation in cardiac catheterisation laboratories presently relies on sequentially evaluating multiple 2D image projections, which limits measuring lesion severity, identifying the true shape of vessels, and analysing quantitative data. In silico modelling, which involves computational simulations of patient-specific data, can revolutionise interventional cardiology by providing valuable insights and optimising treatment methods. This paper explores the challenges and future directions associated with applying patient-specific in silico models in catheterisation laboratories. We discuss the implications of the lack of patient-specific in silico models and how their absence hinders the ability to accurately predict and assess the behaviour of individual patients during interventional procedures. Then, we introduce the different components of a typical patient-specific in silico model and explore the potential future directions to bridge this gap and promote the development and utilisation of patient-specific in silico models in the catheterisation laboratories.
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- Mojtaba Lashgari
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Tomaniak M, Sadowski K, Bednarek A, Huczek Z, Gierlotka M, Hawranek M, Grabowski M, Wojakowski W, Milewski K, Kochman J. Study design and rationale of the angio-based final functional effect of PCI (AFFE PCI) study: a prospective multi-center study of post-PCI vFFR impact on clinical outcomes and residual angina. Cardiol J 2024; 31:488-495. [PMID: 38695286 PMCID: PMC11229809 DOI: 10.5603/cj.99332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
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- Mariusz Tomaniak
- First Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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- First Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- First Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- First Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Opole, Poland
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- 3rd Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- First Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Academy of Silesia, Faculty of Medicine, Katowice, Poland
- Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Center in Bielsko-Biala, American Heart of Poland, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
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- First Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Dobrić M, Furtula M, Tešić M, Timčić S, Borzanović D, Lazarević N, Lipovac M, Farkić M, Ilić I, Boljević D, Rakočević J, Aleksandrić S, Juričić S, Ostojić M, Bojić M. Current status and future perspectives of fractional flow reserve derived from invasive coronary angiography. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1181803. [PMID: 37346287 PMCID: PMC10279845 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1181803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Assessment of the functional significance of coronary artery stenosis using invasive measurement of fractional flow reserve (FFR) or non-hyperemic indices has been shown to be safe and effective in making clinical decisions on whether to perform percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Despite strong evidence from clinical trials, utilization of these techniques is still relatively low worldwide. This may be to some extent attributed to factors that are inherent to invasive measurements like prolongation of the procedure, side effects of drugs that induce hyperemia, additional steps that the operator should perform, the possibility to damage the vessel with the wire, and additional costs. During the last few years, there was a growing interest in the non-invasive assessment of coronary artery lesions, which may provide interventionalist with important physiological information regarding lesion severity and overcome some of the limitations. Several dedicated software solutions are available on the market that could provide an estimation of FFR using 3D reconstruction of the interrogated vessel derived from two separated angiographic projections taken during diagnostic coronary angiography. Furthermore, some of them use data about aortic pressure and frame count to more accurately calculate pressure drop (and FFR). The ideal non-invasive system should be integrated into the workflow of the cath lab and performed online (during the diagnostic procedure), thereby not prolonging procedural time significantly, and giving the operator additional information like vessel size, lesion length, and possible post-PCI FFR value. Following the development of these technologies, they were all evaluated in clinical trials where good correlation and agreement with invasive FFR (considered the gold standard) were demonstrated. Currently, only one trial (FAVOR III China) with clinical outcomes was completed and demonstrated that QFR-guided PCI may provide better results at 1-year follow-up as compared to the angiography-guided approach. We are awaiting the results of a few other trials with clinical outcomes that test the performance of these indices in guiding PCI against either FFR or angiography-based approach, in various clinical settings. Herein we will present an overview of the currently available data, a critical review of the major clinical trials, and further directions of development for the five most widely available non-invasive indices: QFR, vFFR, FFRangio, caFFR, and AccuFFRangio.
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- Milan Dobrić
- Cardiology Clinic, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia
- University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Cardiology Clinic, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
- Cardiology Clinic, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Cardiology Clinic, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Cardiology Clinic, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Cardiology Clinic, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Cardiology Clinic, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Cardiology Clinic, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Cardiology Clinic, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia
- University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Cardiology Clinic, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Histology and Embryology “Aleksandar Đ. Kostić”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
- Cardiology Clinic, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Cardiology Clinic, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Cardiology Clinic, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia
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Scoccia A, Scarparo P, Neleman T, Kakar H, Wilschut J, Den Dekker WK, Zijlstra F, Van Mieghem NM, Daemen J, Diletti R. Diagnostic accuracy of angiography‐based vessel fractional flow reserve after chronic coronary total occlusion recanalization. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 100:964-970. [PMID: 36321612 PMCID: PMC10092024 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Angiography-based vessel fractional flow reserve (vFFR) demonstrated a strong correlation with invasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) in both a pre- and post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) setting. However, the role of vFFR and its correlation with post-PCI FFR in chronic coronary occlusions (CTO) has not been evaluated yet. We sought to investigate the diagnostic performance of post-PCI vFFR with post-PCI FFR as a reference in patients undergoing successful CTO PCI. METHODS Between March 2016 and April 2020, a total of 80 patients from the FFR-SEARCH (prospective registry) and FFR REACT (randomized controlled trial) studies underwent successful CTO recanalization with post-PCI FFR measurements. RESULTS A total of 50 patients (median age 66 (interquartile range [IQR]: 56-74) years, 76% were male) were eligible for the analysis. Median post-PCI FFR was 0.89 (IQR: 0.84-0.94), while median post-PCI vFFR was 0.91 (IQR: 0.85-0.94) (p 0.10). Suboptimal physiological results, defined as FFR and vFFR <0.90, were identified in 26 (52%) and in 21 (42%) patients, respectively. A strong correlation (r = 0.82) was found between vFFR and FFR with a mean bias of 0.013 ± 0.051. Receiver-operating characteristics curve analysis revealed an excellent accuracy of vFFR in predicting FFR <0.90 (area under the curve: 0.97; 95% confidence interval: 0.93-1.00). CONCLUSION Post-PCI vFFR shows a good correlation with post-PCI FFR and a high diagnostic accuracy for post-PCI FFR ≤0.90 in patients undergoing successful PCI of a CTO lesion.
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- Alessandra Scoccia
- Department of Cardiology Erasmus Medical University Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology Erasmus Medical University Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology Erasmus Medical University Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology Erasmus Medical University Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology Erasmus Medical University Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology Erasmus Medical University Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology Erasmus Medical University Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology Erasmus Medical University Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology Erasmus Medical University Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
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Scoccia A, Tomaniak M, Neleman T, Groenland FTW, Plantes ACZD, Daemen J. Angiography-Based Fractional Flow Reserve: State of the Art. Curr Cardiol Rep 2022; 24:667-678. [PMID: 35435570 PMCID: PMC9188492 DOI: 10.1007/s11886-022-01687-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Purpose of Review Three-dimensional quantitative coronary angiography-based methods of fractional flow reserve (FFR) derivation have emerged as an appealing alternative to conventional pressure-wire-based physiological lesion assessment and have the potential to further extend the use of physiology in general. Here, we summarize the current evidence related to angiography-based FFR and perspectives on future developments. Recent Findings Growing evidence suggests good diagnostic performance of angiography-based FFR measurements, both in chronic and acute coronary syndromes, as well as in specific lesion subsets, such as long and calcified lesions, left main coronary stenosis, and bifurcations. More recently, promising results on the superiority of angiography-based FFR as compared to angiography-guided PCI have been published. Summary Currently available angiography -FFR indices proved to be an excellent alternative to invasive pressure wire-based FFR. Dedicated prospective outcome data comparing these indices to routine guideline recommended PCI including the use of FFR are eagerly awaited.
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- Alessandra Scoccia
- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, room Rg-628, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, room Rg-628, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,First Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, room Rg-628, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, room Rg-628, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, room Rg-628, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, room Rg-628, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Tomaniak M, Neleman T, Ziedses des Plantes A, Masdjedi K, van Zandvoort LJC, Kochman J, den Dekker WK, Wilschut JM, Diletti R, Kardys I, Zijlstra F, Van Mieghem NM, Daemen J. Diagnostic Accuracy of Coronary Angiography-Based Vessel Fractional Flow Reserve (vFFR) Virtual Stenting. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11051397. [PMID: 35268488 PMCID: PMC8910880 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11051397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
3D coronary angiography-based vessel fractional flow reserve (vFFR) proved to be an accurate diagnostic alternative to invasively measured pressure wire based fractional flow reserve (FFR). The ability to compute post-PCI vFFR using pre-PCI vFFR virtual stent analysis is unknown. We aimed to assess the feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of pre-PCI vFFR virtual stenting analysis (residual vFFR) with post-PCI FFR as a reference. This is an observational, single-center retrospective cohort study including consecutive patients from the FFR-SEARCH registry. We blindly calculated residual vFFR from pre-PCI angiograms and compared them to invasive pressure-wire based post-PCI FFR. Inclusion criteria involved presentation with either stable or unstable angina or non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), ≥1 significant stenosis in one of the epicardial coronary arteries (percentage diameter stenosis of >70% by QCA or hemodynamically relevant stenosis with FFR ≤0.80) and pre procedural angiograms eligible for vFFR analysis. Exclusion criteria comprised patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), coronary bypass grafts, cardiogenic shock or severe hemodynamic instability. Eighty-one pre-PCI residual vFFR measurements were compared to post-PCI FFR and post-PCI vFFR measurements. Mean residual vFFR was 0.91 ± 0.06, mean post-PCI FFR 0.91 ± 0.06 and mean post-PCI vFFR was 0.92 ± 0.05. Residual vFFR showed a high linear correlation (r = 0.84) and good agreement (mean difference (95% confidence interval): 0.005 (−0.002−0.012)) with post-PCI FFR, as well as with post-PCI-vFFR (r = 0.77, mean difference −0.007 (−0.015−0.0003)). Residual vFFR showed good accuracy in the identification of lesions with post-PCI FFR < 0.90 (sensitivity 94%, specificity 71%, area under the curve (AUC) 0.93 (95% CI: 0.86−0.99), p < 0.001). Virtual stenting using vFFR provided an accurate estimation of post-PCI FFR and post-PCI vFFR. Further studies are needed to prospectively validate a vFFR-guided PCI strategy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mariusz Tomaniak
- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, ThoraxCenter, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (T.N.); (A.Z.d.P.); (K.M.); (L.J.C.v.Z.); (W.K.d.D.); (J.M.W.); (R.D.); (I.K.); (F.Z.); (N.M.V.M.)
- First Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, ThoraxCenter, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (T.N.); (A.Z.d.P.); (K.M.); (L.J.C.v.Z.); (W.K.d.D.); (J.M.W.); (R.D.); (I.K.); (F.Z.); (N.M.V.M.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, ThoraxCenter, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (T.N.); (A.Z.d.P.); (K.M.); (L.J.C.v.Z.); (W.K.d.D.); (J.M.W.); (R.D.); (I.K.); (F.Z.); (N.M.V.M.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, ThoraxCenter, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (T.N.); (A.Z.d.P.); (K.M.); (L.J.C.v.Z.); (W.K.d.D.); (J.M.W.); (R.D.); (I.K.); (F.Z.); (N.M.V.M.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, ThoraxCenter, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (T.N.); (A.Z.d.P.); (K.M.); (L.J.C.v.Z.); (W.K.d.D.); (J.M.W.); (R.D.); (I.K.); (F.Z.); (N.M.V.M.)
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- First Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, ThoraxCenter, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (T.N.); (A.Z.d.P.); (K.M.); (L.J.C.v.Z.); (W.K.d.D.); (J.M.W.); (R.D.); (I.K.); (F.Z.); (N.M.V.M.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, ThoraxCenter, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (T.N.); (A.Z.d.P.); (K.M.); (L.J.C.v.Z.); (W.K.d.D.); (J.M.W.); (R.D.); (I.K.); (F.Z.); (N.M.V.M.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, ThoraxCenter, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (T.N.); (A.Z.d.P.); (K.M.); (L.J.C.v.Z.); (W.K.d.D.); (J.M.W.); (R.D.); (I.K.); (F.Z.); (N.M.V.M.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, ThoraxCenter, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (T.N.); (A.Z.d.P.); (K.M.); (L.J.C.v.Z.); (W.K.d.D.); (J.M.W.); (R.D.); (I.K.); (F.Z.); (N.M.V.M.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, ThoraxCenter, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (T.N.); (A.Z.d.P.); (K.M.); (L.J.C.v.Z.); (W.K.d.D.); (J.M.W.); (R.D.); (I.K.); (F.Z.); (N.M.V.M.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, ThoraxCenter, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (T.N.); (A.Z.d.P.); (K.M.); (L.J.C.v.Z.); (W.K.d.D.); (J.M.W.); (R.D.); (I.K.); (F.Z.); (N.M.V.M.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, ThoraxCenter, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (T.N.); (A.Z.d.P.); (K.M.); (L.J.C.v.Z.); (W.K.d.D.); (J.M.W.); (R.D.); (I.K.); (F.Z.); (N.M.V.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +31-10-703-5260
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Terentes-Printzios D, Oikonomou D, Gkini KP, Gardikioti V, Aznaouridis K, Dima I, Tsioufis K, Vlachopoulos C. Angiography-based estimation of coronary physiology: A frame is worth a thousand words. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2021; 32:366-374. [PMID: 34329733 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Cumulative evidence has shown that coronary revascularization should be guided by functional significance of coronary lesions. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is the gold standard for assessment of hemodynamic significance of coronary stenosis and FFR-guided percutaneous coronary intervention has improved clinical outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease. However, limitations of FFR such as increased operational time and cost, requirement of pressure wire and adenosine and technical difficulties have led to significant underutilization of the method in clinical practice. In the last few years, several methods of FFR estimation based on coronary angiography images have emerged to overcome invasive FFR limitations. The common elements of the novel indices include a 3D anatomical reconstruction of coronary vessels by angiographic projections and various approaches to fluid dynamics computation. Angiography-derived FFR methods have shown high diagnostic accuracy compared to invasive FFR. Although there are promising results regarding their prognostic role, large randomized trials evaluating clinical outcomes are lacking. The aim of this review is to present currently available angiography-derived FFR indices and highlight their differences, advantages, disadvantages and potential clinical implications.
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- Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios
- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Chang CC, Lee YH, Chuang MJ, Hsueh CH, Lu YW, Tsai YL, Chou RH, Wu CH, Lu TM, Huang PH, Lin SJ, van Geuns RJ. Agreement Between Invasive Wire-Based and Angiography-Based Vessel Fractional Flow Reserve Assessment on Intermediate Coronary Stenoses. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:707454. [PMID: 34277745 PMCID: PMC8277947 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.707454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Angiography-based functional assessment of coronary stenoses emerges as a novel approach to assess coronary physiology. We sought to investigate the agreement between invasive coronary wire-based fractional flow reserve (FFR), resting full-cycle ratio (RFR), and angiography-based vessel FFR (vFFR) for the functional assessment of coronary stenoses in patients with coronary artery disease. Materials and Methods: Between Jan 01, 2018, and Dec 31, 2020, 298 patients with 385 intermediate lesions received invasive coronary wire-based functional assessment (FFR, RFR or both) at a single tertiary medical center. Coronary lesions involving ostium or left main artery were excluded. vFFR analysis was performed retrospectively based on aortic root pressure and two angiographic projections. Results: In total, 236 patients with 291 lesions were eligible for vFFR analysis. FFR and RFR were performed in 258 and 162 lesions, respectively. The mean FFR, RFR and vFFR value were 0.84 ± 0.08, 0.90 ± 0.09, and 0.83 ± 0.10. vFFR was significantly correlated with FFR (r = 0.708, P < 0.001) and RFR (r = 0.673, P < 0.001). The diagnostic performance of vFFR vs. FFR was accuracy 81.8%, sensitivity 77.4%, specificity 83.9%, positive predictive value 69.9%, and negative predictive value 88.5%. The discriminative power of vFFR for FFR ≤ 0.80 or RFR ≤ 0.89 was excellent. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was 0.87 (95% CI:0.83-0.92) for FFR and 0.80 (95% CI:0.73-0.88) for RFR. Conclusion: Angiography-based vFFR has a substantial agreement with invasive wire-based FFR and RFR in patients with intermediate coronary stenoses. vFFR can be utilized to assess coronary physiology without a pressure wire in a post hoc manner.
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- Chun-Chin Chang
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Taipei Heart Institute, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Cardiology Department, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Ai H, Zheng N, Li L, Yang G, Li H, Tang G, Zhou Q, Zhang H, Yu X, Xu F, Zhao Y, Sun F. Agreement of Angiography-Derived and Wire-Based Fractional Flow Reserves in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:654392. [PMID: 33969017 PMCID: PMC8102686 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.654392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Coronary angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (caFFR) measurements have shown good correlations and agreement with invasive wire-based fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements. However, few studies have examined the diagnostic performance of caFFR measurements before and after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This study sought to compare the diagnostic performance of caFFR measurements against wire-based FFR measurements in patients before and after PCI. Methods: Patients who underwent FFR-guided PCI were eligible for the acquisition of caFFR measurements. Offline caFFR measurements were performed by blinded hospital operators in a core laboratory. The primary endpoint was the vessel-oriented composite endpoint (VOCE), defined as a composite of vessel-related cardiovascular death, vessel-related myocardial infarction, and target vessel revascularization. Results: A total of 105 pre-PCI caFFR measurements and 65 post-PCI caFFR measurements were compared against available wire-based FFR measurements. A strong linear correlation was found between wire-based FFR and caFFR measurements (r = 0.77; p < 0.001) before PCI, and caFFR measurements also showed a high correlation (r = 0.82; p < 0.001) with wire-based FFR measurements after PCI. A total of 6 VOCEs were observed in 61 patients during follow-up. Post-PCI FFR values (≤0.82) in the target vessel was the strongest predictor of VOCE [hazard ratio (HR): 5.59; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.12–27.96; p = 0.036). Similarly, patients with low post-PCI caFFR values (≤0.83) showed an 8-fold higher risk of VOCE than those with high post-PCI caFFR values (>0.83; HR: 8.83; 95% CI: 1.46–53.44; p = 0.017). Conclusion: The study showed that the caFFR measurements were well-correlated and in agreement with invasive wire-based FFR measurements before and after PCI. Similar to wire-based FFR measurements, post-PCI caFFR measurements can be used to identify patients with a higher risk for adverse events associated with PCI.
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- Hu Ai
- Department of Cardiology, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- The MOH Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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DE Maria GL, Wopperer S, Kotronias R, Shanmuganathan M, Scarsini R, Terentes-Printzios D, Banning AP, Garcia-Garcia HM. From anatomy to function and then back to anatomy: invasive assessment of myocardial ischemia in the catheterization laboratory based on anatomy-derived indices of coronary physiology. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2021; 69:626-640. [PMID: 33703856 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.20.05486-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
For many decades, the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) and the indication to proceed with either percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or surgical revascularization has been based on anatomically derived parameters of vessel stenosis, and typically on the percentage of lumen diameter stenosis (DS%) as determined by invasive coronary angiography (CA). However, it is currently a well-accepted concept that pre-specified thresholds of DS% have a weak correlation with the ischemic and functional potential of an epicardial coronary stenosis. In this regard, the introduction of fractional-flow reserve (FFR) has represented a paradigm-shift in the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of CAD, but the adoption of FFR into the clinical practice remains surprisingly limited and sub-standard, probably because of the inherent drawbacks of pressure-wire-based technology such as additional costs, prolonged procedural time, invasive instrumentation of the target vessel, and use of vaso-dilatory agents causing side effects for patients. For this reason, new modalities are under development or validation to derive FFR from computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applied to a three-dimensional model (3D) of the target vessel obtained from CA, intravascular imaging, or coronary computed tomography angiography. The purpose of this review was to describe the technical details of these anatomy-derived indices of coronary physiology with a special focus on summarizing their workflow, available evidence, and future perspectives about their application in the clinical practice.
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- Giovanni L DE Maria
- Oxford Heart Center, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK - .,Oxford University Hospitals - NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK -
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- MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Department of Interventional Cardiology, Washington DC, WA, USA
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- Oxford Heart Center, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.,Oxford University Hospitals - NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Heart Center, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.,Oxford University Hospitals - NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Heart Center, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.,Oxford University Hospitals - NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Oxford Heart Center, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.,Oxford University Hospitals - NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Heart Center, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.,Oxford University Hospitals - NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Department of Interventional Cardiology, Washington DC, WA, USA
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