What’s Keeping Us from Using FFR? (10 Feb 2011)
L. David Hillis, MD and Richard A. Lange, MD, MBAA recent study of PCI in subjects with multivessel CAD showed that procedure costs were lower when a management strategy based on the results of fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements was employed. The FFR-based strategy resulted in fewer stents used, which more than offset the cost of the FFR pressure wire. Even though FFR-guided PCI…
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