Comparison between angiography and fractional flow reserve versus single-photon emission computed tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging for determining lesion significance in patients with multivessel coronary disease |
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Authors: | Ragosta Michael Bishop Andrew H Lipson Lewis C Watson Denny D Gimple Lawrence W Sarembock Ian J Powers Eric R |
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Institution: | Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. mr8b@virginia.edu |
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Abstract: | We hypothesized that myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) would fail to identify all vascular zones with the potential for myocardial ischemia in patients with multivessel coronary disease (MVD). MPI is based on the concept of relative flow reserve. The ability of these techniques to determine the significance of a particular stenosis in the setting of MVD is questionable. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) can determine the significance of individual stenoses. Thirty-six patients with disease involving 88 arteries underwent angiography, FFR, and MPI. FFR was performed using a pressure wire with hyperemia from intracoronary adenosine. Myocardial perfusion images were analyzed quantitatively and segments assigned to a specific coronary artery. The relation between FFR and perfusion was determined for each vascular zone. Of the 88 vessels, the artery was occluded (n=20) or had an abnormal FFR
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