Abstract
Ninety-four stable consecutive patients (mean age, 68±10years; 19 women) with angiographic proximal or mid LAD stenosis of intermediate severity (40-70% diameter stenosis on quantitative coronary angiography), were prospectively studied. They underwent IFR that was calculated as a trans-lesion pressure ratio during a specific period of baseline diastole, FFR with intracoronary bolus adenosine (180μg), and CFR using intravenous adenosine (140μg/kg/min over 2min) in the distal part of the LAD, the same day. CFR was defined as hyperemic peak diastolic LAD flow velocity divided by baseline flow velocity and FFR as distal pressure divided by mean aortic pressure during maximal hyperemia. The mean values of IFR, FFR, and CFR were 0.88±0.07, 0.81±0.09, and 2.4±0.6 respectively. A significant correlation was found between CFR and FFR (R=0.63, curvilinear relationship), FFR and IFR (R=0.6, linear relationship), and between CFR and IFR (R=0.5) (all, P<0.01). Using a ROC curve analysis, the best cut-off to detect a significant lesion based on FFR assessment (FFR≤0.8, N=31) was IFR≤0.88 with a sensitivity (Se) of 74%, specificity (Sp) of 73%, AUC 0.81±0.04; and CFR≤2 with a Se=77%, Sp=89%, AUC 0.88±0.04, (all, P<0.001). Based on these cut-offs, discordant results between CFR and FFR were observed in 14 cases (agreement 85%), between CFR and IFR in 26 cases (agreement 72%), and between IFR and FFR in 26 cases (agreement 72%). In stable patients with LAD stenosis of intermediate severity, non-invasive CFR is a useful tool to detect a significant lesion based on FFR. Furthermore, there was a better correlation and agreement between CFR and FFR than with IFR.
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