Reliability of pressure-derived myocardial fractional flow reserve in assessing coronary artery stenosis in patients with previous myocardial infarction

Am J Cardiol. 2003 Sep 15;92(6):699-702. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00829-4.

Abstract

In 167 patients with suspected coronary artery disease, 74 of whom had myocardial infarction (MI), measurement of myocardial fractional flow reserve (FFR) in previous infarction territories, using a cut-off point of 0.75, showed a sensitivity of 79% and a specificity of 79% for myocardial ischemia as demonstrated by thallium-201 myocardial imaging. This sensitivity and specificity were similar to a sensitivity of 79% and a specificity of 72% observed in territories not related to MI. In addition, a receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that the best predictability of FFR for myocardial ischemia was between 0.74 and 0.76, regardless of the presence or absence of MI.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blood Pressure / physiology*
  • Blood Volume*
  • Coronary Stenosis / complications*
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Stenosis / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
  • Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology*
  • Myocardial Ischemia / complications*
  • Myocardial Ischemia / diagnostic imaging
  • Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Reproducibility of Results*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon