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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 334, Issue -, Pages 1-9Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.04.046
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Coronary artery disease; Coronary physiology; Fractional flow reserve; Optical coherence tomography; Diffuse disease; Quantitative coronary angiography
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The assessment of lesion length in coronary artery disease shows differences between morphological and functional evaluations. The mismatch in lesion length between angiography, OCT, and mFFR can affect the outcomes of PCI and may influence clinical decision-making regarding revascularization strategy.
Background: Morphological evaluation of coronary lesion length is a paramount step during invasive assessment of coronary artery disease. Likewise, the extent of epicardial pressure losses can be measured using longitudinal vessel interrogation with fractional flow reserve (FFR) pullbacks. We aimed to quantify the mismatch in lesion length between morphological (based on quantitative coronary angiography, QCA, and optical coherence tomography, OCT) and functional evaluations. Methods: This is a prospective and multicenter study of patients evaluated by QCA, OCT and motorized fractional flow reserve pullbacks (mFFR). The difference in lesion length between the functional and anatomical evaluations was referred to as FAM. Results: 117 patients (131 vessels) were included. Median lesion length derived fromangiography was 16.05mm [11.40-22.05], from OCT was 28.00 mm [16.63-38.00] and from mFFR 67.12 mm [25.38-91.37]. There was no correlation between QCA and mFFR lesion length (r= 0.124, 95% CI -0.168-0.396, p= 0.390). OCT lesion length did correlate with mFFR (r= 0.469, 95% CI 0.156-0.696, p = 0.004). FAM was strongly associated with the improvement in vessel conductance with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), higher mismatch was associated with lower post-PCI FFR. Conclusions: Lesion length assessment differs between morphological and functional evaluations. The morphological-functional mismatch in lesion length is frequent, and influences the results of PCI in terms of post-PCI FFR. Integration of the extent of pressure losses provides clinically relevant information that maybe useful for clinical decision-making concerning revascularization strategy. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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