Endothelial dysfunction assessed by digital tonometry and discrepancy between fraction flow reserve and instantaneous wave free ratio
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Observational Study
- Keywords
- Coronary disease, endothelial cells, fractional flow reserve,
- MeSH
- Endothelium, Vascular physiopathology MeSH
- Vascular Resistance MeSH
- Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial * MeSH
- Coronary Stenosis * diagnosis physiopathology MeSH
- Laser-Doppler Flowmetry * instrumentation methods MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Manometry instrumentation methods MeSH
- Microcirculation physiology MeSH
- Software Design * MeSH
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Software MeSH
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging methods MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Observational Study MeSH
Background: We tested whether the level of endothelial dysfunction assessed by digital tonometry, and expressed as reactive hyperemia index (RHI), is related to occurrences of a discrepancy between fractional flow reserve (FFR) and the instantaneous wave free ratio (iFR) (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03033810).Methods: We examined patients with coronary stenosis in the range of 40-70%, assessed by both FFR and iFR (system Philips-Volcano) for stable angina. We included consecutive patients with FFR and iFR in one native coronary artery, and who had had no previous intervention.Results: We included 138 patients. Out of those, 24 patients (17.4%) had a negative FFR (with an FFR value >0.8) and positive iFR (with a iFR value ≤0.89) - designated the FFRn/iFRp discrepancy group, and 22 patients (15.9%) had a positive FFR (≤0.8) and negative iFR (>0.89) - designated the FFRp/iFRn discrepancy. RHI was higher in the discrepancy groups compared the group without discrepancy (1.73 ± 0.79 vs. 1.48 ± 0.50, p = 0.025). However, this finding was not confirmed in multivariant logistic regression analyses. Patients with any type of discrepancy differed from the agreement group by having a higher occurrence of diabetes mellitus [9 patients (21.4%) vs. 36 patients (39.6%), p = 0.029], active smoking (23 patients or 54.8% vs. 26 patients or 28.6%, p = 0.003) and lower use of calcium channel blockers (9 patients, 21.4%, vs. 43 patients, 46.7%, p = 0.004).Conclusion: The presence of endothelial dysfunction can be associated with a discrepancy in FFR/iFR. However, RHI correlated with risk factors of atherosclerosis, not with FFR or iFR.
Cardiology Department Homolka Hospital Prague Czech Republic
Cardiology Department Trinec Podlesi Hospital Trinec Czech Republic
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NCT03033810
