FFR could become the new criteria for non-infarct related artery(non-IRA) interventional therapy

Author: Jun GAO ¹ ; Yi-da TANG
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1. Department of Cardiology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University Tangshan 063000, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: acute myocardial infarction; non-infarct related artery; fractional flow reserve
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine 2019;39(09):792-795
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Previous studies have found that 40% of patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction(STEMI) combine with multiple vascular lesions(MVD), which is known as one of the main risks for poor prognosis in patients with myocardial infarction.However,the management of non-IRA remains controversial, and there is no consensus on the management of non-IRA in STEMI. FFR could be a new criteria in non-IRA PCI,since it could evaluate coronary flow reserve more intuitively than coronary angiography alone.