Abstract
Coronary flow reserve (CFR) is a well-validated flow-based physiological parameter that has shown value in clinical risk stratification. CFR can be invasively assessed, classically by Doppler and, more recently, by thermodilution with saline boluses (CFRthermo-bolus). Alternatively, continuous thermodilution is a novel operator-independent, highly-reproducible technique to invasively quantify maximum absolute coronary flow (AF). This study aimed to assess the feasibility of this method to quantify resting AF and to determine CFR (CFRThermo-infusion) as compared with CFRthermo-bolus. Sixty-two consecutive patients with suspicion of coronary disease and absence of significant epicardial lesions were prospectively investigated. AF at maximal hyperemia (20 mL/min) and at lower infusion rates (6-8-10-12 mL/min) were systematically measured using a dedicated catheter and a temperature/pressure guidewire. The absence of baseline Pd/Pa decrease at 6 (0.15 ± 0.2%), 8 (0.17 ± 0.18%) and 10 mL/min (0.2 ± 0.12%) demonstrated absence of hyperemia at ≤10 mL/min (all p = NS). However, at 12 mL/min hyperemia was confirmed by a significant decrease in Pd/Pa (1.3 ± 1.5%, p <0.01) and increase in AF from 10 mL/min to 12 mL/min (31.4 ± 28.1 mL, p ...Continue Reading
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