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ArticleClinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society2026

Vessel fractional flow reserve (vFFR) vs. optical coherence tomography in chronic coronary syndromes (VISION-FFR).

Piotr Baruś, Adrian Bednarek, Karol Sadowski, Karol Artur Sadowski, Łukasz Kołtowski, Adam Rdzanek, Arkadiusz Pietrasik, Grzegorz Opolski, Marcin Grabowski, Janusz Kochman and 1 more

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Article in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06844942 (Vessel Imaging Using Optical Coherence Tomography for Plaque Morphology and Vessel Fractional Flow Reserve), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Vessel Imaging Using Optical Coherence Tomography for Plaque Morphology and Vessel Fractional Flow Reserve

TypeobservationalSponsorMedical University of WarsawRan2020 to 2029Enrolled200ConditionsCoronary Artery Disease, Coronary Artery Stenosis, Tomography, Optical Coherence, 3D-angio-based FFRArmsvessel Fractional Flow Reserve
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Piotr BaruśFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Adrian BednarekFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Karol SadowskiFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Karol Artur SadowskiFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Łukasz KołtowskiFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Adam RdzanekFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Arkadiusz PietrasikFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Grzegorz OpolskiFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Marcin GrabowskiFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Janusz KochmanFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Mariusz TomaniakFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. mariusz.tomaniak@wum.edu.pl.

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backgroundFractional flow reserve (FFR) is the gold standard for evaluating the functional significance of coronary stenosis. With advances in methods based on computational fluid dynamics and three-dimensional vessel reconstructions, non-invasive assessment using indices such as vessel FFR (vFFR) has become feasible.

objectivesTo evaluate the association between vFFR and optical coherence tomography (OCT)-derived parameters in patients with chronic coronary syndromes (CCS).

methodsIn this single-center, prospective, observational study, patients with CCS and intermediate coronary stenoses (40-80% lesions in coronary angiography), undergoing FFR, vFFR, and OCT assessments were enrolled. FFR and vFFR ≤ 0.8 was considered hemodynamically significant.

resultsA total of 106 patients with 120 lesions were enrolled. Sixty-two patients had vFFR ≤ 0.8, and 44 patients presented with vFFR > 0.8. The median vFFR in the vFFR-positive group was 0.72 (0.70-0.77) and in the vFFR-negative group 0.88 (0.85-0.92), p < 0.001. The sensitivity of vFFR for identifying FFR-positive lesions was 88.5% with 92.5% specificity, the area under curve was 0.905. On OCT analysis lesions with vFFR ≤ 0.8 had smaller minimal lumen area (MLA) (1.83 ± 0.92 mm

conclusionsvFFR cutoff value of 0.8 presents high accuracy associated with longer and more severe stenosis assessed by OCT in patients with chronic coronary syndromes.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06844942.

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Chronic coronary syndromeOptical coherence tomographyVessel fractional flow reserve

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