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A Bifurcation with Surprise

Tommaso Gori

subject

medicine.medical_specialtymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industrymedia_common.quotation_subjectequipment and suppliesmedicine.diseaseStenosisSurprisesurgical procedures operativeInternal medicineConventional PCIAngiographycardiovascular systemmedicineCardiologycardiovascular diseasesGood outcomebusinessBifurcationcirculatory and respiratory physiologymedia_common

description

FFR was assessed after provisional stenting of a bifurcation stenosis in the proximal LAD in a very young patient. Pull-back demonstrated a good outcome after PCI, and it revealed the existence of an additional stenosis which, due to its very proximal location in the LAD, could not be seen at angiography. This case emphasizes the importance of performing FFR measurements during sustained hyperemia and using a slow pull-back technique.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47116-7_22