Head-to-head comparison of basal stenosis resistance index, instantaneous wave-free ratio, and fractional flow reserve: diagnostic accuracy for stenosis-specific myocardial ischaemia
EuroIntervention 2015;11:914-925 published online ahead of print August 2014. DOI: 10.4244/EIJY14M08_17
Tim P. van de Hoef1,2*, MD; Martijn Meuwissen1,3, MD, PhD; Javier Escaned4, MD, PhD; Sayan Sen5, MBBS; Ricardo Petraco5, MD; Martijn A. van Lavieren1, MSc; Mauro Echavarria-Pinto4, MD; Froukje Nolte2, MSc; Sukhjinder Nijjer5, MBChB; Steven A.J. Chamuleau6, MD, PhD; Michiel Voskuil6, MD, PhD; Berthe L.F. van Eck-Smit7, MD, PhD; Hein J. Verberne7, MD, PhD; José P.S. Henriques1, MD, PhD; Karel T. Koch1, MD, PhD; Robbert J. de Winter1, MD, PhD; Jos A.E. Spaan2, PhD; Maria Siebes
1. AMC Heart Center, Academic Medical Center – University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 2. Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Academic Medical Center – University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 3. Department of Cardio
Aims: We sought to compare the diagnostic accuracy of basal stenosis resistance index (BSR), instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) for stenosis-specific my