Essential Guide to Intra-Coronary Physiology for General Cardiologist - Dr. Justin Davies

Summary

Justin Davies discusses the role for intra-coronary physiology to guide diagnostics and treatment in the cardiac catheter laboratory

In this talk you will learn:-

• The limitations of coronary angiography
• Rationale for stenting in stable coronary artery disease
• Link between pressure indices, stenosis severity and increase in blood flow post-PCI
• Current clinical outcome data (DEFER, FAME and FAME2)
• iFR (Instant Wave-free Ratio) as a new hyperaemia free alternative to FFR
• Evidence of use of iFR as a measure of ischaeia
• On-going clinical trial data for iFR and FFR
• Clinical, ischaemic and outcome physiological thresholds
• Future of revascularisation