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ArticleBMC cardiovascular disorders2015

Fractional flow reserve of non-culprit vessel post-myocardial infarction: is it reliable?

Luís Leite, Joana Moura Ferreira, João Silva Marques, Elisabete Jorge, Vítor Matos, Jorge Guardado, João Calisto, Mariano Pego

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Article in BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Luís LeiteDepartament of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, Coimbra, 3000-075, Portugal. luispcleite@gmail.com.
Joana Moura FerreiraDepartament of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, Coimbra, 3000-075, Portugal. joanasofia.moura@gmail.com.
João Silva MarquesDepartament of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, Coimbra, 3000-075, Portugal. silvamarques.j@gmail.com.
Elisabete JorgeDepartament of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, Coimbra, 3000-075, Portugal. elisabetejorge@gmail.com.
Vítor MatosDepartament of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, Coimbra, 3000-075, Portugal. vazevedomatos@gmail.com.
Jorge GuardadoDepartament of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, Coimbra, 3000-075, Portugal. jobeguardado@gmail.com.
João CalistoDepartament of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, Coimbra, 3000-075, Portugal. jocalisto@gmail.com.
Mariano PegoDepartament of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, Coimbra, 3000-075, Portugal. marianopego1@gmail.com.
Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMulti-vessel disease is frequent in patients presenting with myocardial infarction and have an important prognostic impact. The decision to proceed to revascularization in non-culprit vessels can be postponed until ischemia is proven in non-invasive stress tests. On the other hand, there is an increasing evidence to support the role of fractional flow reserve (FFR) in acute coronary syndrome setting. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case in which a FFR-guided strategy for non-culprit vessels, 3 weeks after an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, was followed by a short-term sub-occlusion of the evaluated vessel.

conclusionThe timing of the coronary microcirculation recovery post-myocardial infarction, avoiding a possible false negative FFR, and the diagnostic gaps between ischemia and plaque vulnerability are under discussion. An FFR-guided strategy in this setting should be interpreted with caution.

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AgedCoronary AngiographyCoronary StenosisFemaleFractional Flow Reserve, MyocardialHemodynamicsHumansMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary Intervention

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