Gabor G Toth1, Bernard De Bruyne2, Dan Rusinaru3, Giuseppe Di Gioia4, Jozef Bartunek2, Mariano Pellicano2, Marc Vanderheyden2, Julien Adjedj2, William Wijns2, Nico H J Pijls5, Emanuele Barbato6. 1. Cardiovascular Centre Aalst, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium; Department of Cardiology, University Heart Centre Graz, Graz, Austria. 2. Cardiovascular Centre Aalst, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium. 3. Cardiovascular Centre Aalst, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Amiens, Amiens, France. 4. Cardiovascular Centre Aalst, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium; Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy. 5. Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands. 6. Cardiovascular Centre Aalst, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium; Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: emanuele.barbato@olvz-aalst.be.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to assess the impact of a wide range of mean right atrial pressure (Pra) on fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements. BACKGROUND: FFR invasively assesses the ischemic potential of coronary stenoses. FFR is calculated as the ratio of mean distal coronary pressure (Pd) to mean aortic pressure (Pa) during maximal hyperemia. The Pra is considered to have little impact if it is within normal range, so it is neglected in the formula. METHODS: In 1,676 stenoses of 1,235 patients undergoing left-right heart catheterization for ischemic (642 [52%]) or valvular heart disease (593 [48%]), the authors compared the FFR values calculated without accounting for Pra (FFR= Pd/Pa) to the corresponding myocardial fractional flow reserve (FFRmyo) values accounting for Pra (FFRmyo = Pd - Pra/Pa - Pra). RESULTS: The median Pra was 7 (interquartile range [IQR]: 5 to 10) mm Hg with a maximum of 27 mm Hg. The correlation and agreement between FFR and FFRmyo was excellent (R(2) = 0.987; slope 1.096 ± 0.003). The median FFR (0.85; IQR: 0.78 to 0.91) was slightly but statistically significantly higher than the median FFRmyo (0.83; IQR: 0.76 to 0.90; p < 0.001) with a median difference of 0.01 (IQR: 0.01 to 0.02). Values of FFR above the cutoff of 0.80 provided an FFRmyo ≤0.80 in 110 (9%) stenoses. No FFR value above 0.80 provided an FFRmyo ≤0.75. CONCLUSIONS: The difference between FFR and FFRmyo was minimal even in patients with markedly increased Pra. FFR values above the gray zone (i.e., >0.80) did not yield values below the gray zone (i.e., ≤0.75) in any case, which suggests that the impact of right atrial pressure on FFR measurement is indeed negligible.
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to assess the impact of a wide range of mean right atrial pressure (Pra) on fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements. BACKGROUND: FFR invasively assesses the ischemic potential of coronary stenoses. FFR is calculated as the ratio of mean distal coronary pressure (Pd) to mean aortic pressure (Pa) during maximal hyperemia. The Pra is considered to have little impact if it is within normal range, so it is neglected in the formula. METHODS: In 1,676 stenoses of 1,235 patients undergoing left-right heart catheterization for ischemic (642 [52%]) or valvular heart disease (593 [48%]), the authors compared the FFR values calculated without accounting for Pra (FFR= Pd/Pa) to the corresponding myocardial fractional flow reserve (FFRmyo) values accounting for Pra (FFRmyo = Pd - Pra/Pa - Pra). RESULTS: The median Pra was 7 (interquartile range [IQR]: 5 to 10) mm Hg with a maximum of 27 mm Hg. The correlation and agreement between FFR and FFRmyo was excellent (R(2) = 0.987; slope 1.096 ± 0.003). The median FFR (0.85; IQR: 0.78 to 0.91) was slightly but statistically significantly higher than the median FFRmyo (0.83; IQR: 0.76 to 0.90; p < 0.001) with a median difference of 0.01 (IQR: 0.01 to 0.02). Values of FFR above the cutoff of 0.80 provided an FFRmyo ≤0.80 in 110 (9%) stenoses. No FFR value above 0.80 provided an FFRmyo ≤0.75. CONCLUSIONS: The difference between FFR and FFRmyo was minimal even in patients with markedly increased Pra. FFR values above the gray zone (i.e., >0.80) did not yield values below the gray zone (i.e., ≤0.75) in any case, which suggests that the impact of right atrial pressure on FFR measurement is indeed negligible.
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