Kavitha M Chinnaiyan, Robert D Safian, Michael L Gallagher, Julie George, Simon R Dixon, Abhay N Bilolikar, Amr E Abbas, Mazen Shoukfeh, Marc Brodsky, James Stewart, Elvis Cami, David Forst, Steven Timmis, Jason Crile, Gilbert L Raff
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to examine the feasibility, safety, clinical outcomes, and costs associated with computed tomography-derived fractional flow reserve (FFRCT ) in acute chest pain (ACP) patients in a coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA)-based triage program. BACKGROUND: FFRCT is useful in determining lesion-specific ischemia in patients with stable ischemic heart disease, but its utility in ACP has not been studied. METHODS: ACP patients with no known coronary artery disease undergoing coronary CTA and coronary CTA with FFRCT were studied...
February 2020: JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging