Reclassification of Treatment Strategy with Fractional Flow Reserve in Cancer Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2022
Publication Title
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Cancer and coronary artery disease (CAD) often coexist. Compared to quantitative coronary angiography (QCA), fractional flow reserve (FFR) has emerged as a more reliable method of identifying significant coronary stenoses. We aimed to assess the specific management, safety and outcomes of FFR-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in cancer patients with stable CAD. Materials and Methods: FFR was used to assess cancer patients that underwent coronary angiography for stable CAD between September 2008 and May 2016, and were found to have ≥50% stenosis by QCA. Patients with lesions with an FFR > 0.75 received medical therapy alone, while those with FFR ≤ 0.75 were revascularized. Procedure-related complications, all-cause mortality, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or urgent revascularizations were analyzed. Results: Fifty-seven patients with stable CAD underwent FFR on 57 lesions. Out of 31 patients with ≥70% stenosis as measured by QCA, 14 (45.1%) had an FFR ≥ 0.75 and lesions were reclassified as moderate and did not receive PCI nor DAPT. Out of 26 patients with
Volume
58
Issue
7
First Page
884
Recommended Citation
Kim JW, Dayah TJ, Javaid A, Monlezun DJ, Balanescu DV, Donisan T, et al. Reclassification of treatment strategy with fractional flow reserve in cancer patients with coronary artery disease. Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Jul 1;58(7):884. doi: 10.3390/medicina58070884. PMID: 35888603.
DOI
10.3390/medicina58070884
ISSN
1648-9144
PubMed ID
35888603