The studies showed no significant difference between iFR and FFR for the primary endpoint, which was in both trials a composite of all-cause mortality, non-fatal heart attack and unplanned ...

Coronary revascularization guided by fractional flow reserve (FFR) is associated with better patient outcomes after the procedure than revascularization guided by angiography alone. It is unknown ...

Instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) may have a role to play in the acute setting of primary PCI, a new analysis suggests. Agreement between an acute iFR evaluation of nonculprit arteries and one ...

Philips presented data from two clinical trials pitting its instant wave-free ratio (iFR) against fractional flow reserve (FFR) in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. Using iFR, a ...

ORLANDO, FL—Using instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) to guide decisions on whether or not to revascularize intermediate lesions is, by 1 year, cheaper than using fractional flow reserve (FFR). Based ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Doctors evaluating patients for blockages in the heart are aided by having a good roadmap of the vascular terrain before they can insert stents to clear the impasse. Two technologies ...

A new technology has been found that can identify blockages in the heart, a study has revealed. Doctors evaluating patients for blockages in the heart are aided by having a good roadmap of the ...

First patient enrolled in global randomized controlled trial with up to 3,200 participants at 100 sites comparing patient outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures guided by ...

A new technology has been found that can identify blockages in the heart, a study has revealed. Doctors evaluating patients for blockages in the heart are aided by having a good roadmap of the ...