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CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
Volume 6, Issue 6, Pages 654-661Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.113.000591
Keywords
adenosine; angiography; blood pressure; coronary disease; fractional flow reserve; myocardial; hemodynamics
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- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Imperial College Biomedical Research Centre
- MRC [G1000357, G1100443] Funding Source: UKRI
- British Heart Foundation [FS/10/38/28268, FS/11/43/28760, FS/11/46/28861, PG/11/53/28991] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [G1100443, G1000357] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institute for Health Research [ACF-2010-21-008, CL-2006-21-003(1)] Funding Source: researchfish
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Background We studied the hemodynamic response to intravenous adenosine on calculation of fractional flow reserve (FFR). Intravenous adenosine is widely used to achieve conditions of stable hyperemia for measurement of FFR. However, intravenous adenosine affects both systemic and coronary vascular beds differentially. Methods and Results A total of 283 patients (310 coronary stenoses) underwent coronary angiography with FFR using intravenous adenosine 140 mcg/kg per minute via a central femoral vein. Offline analysis was performed to calculate aortic (Pa), distal intracoronary (Pd), and reservoir (Pr) pressure at baseline, peak, and stable hyperemia. Seven different hemodynamic patterns were observed according to Pa and Pd change at peak and stable hyperemia. The average time from baseline to stable hyperemia was 68.238.5 seconds, when both Pa and Pd were decreased (Pa, -10.2 +/- 10.5 mmHg; Pd, -18.2 +/- 10.8 mmHg; P<0.001 for both). The fall in Pa closely correlated with the reduction in peripheral Pr (Pr, -12.9 +/- 15.7 mmHg; P<0.001; r=0.9; P<0.001). Pa and Pd were closely related under conditions of peak (r=0.75; P<0.001) and stable hyperemia (r=0.83; P<0.001). On average, 56% (10.2 mmHg) of the reduction in Pd was because of fall in Pa. FFR lesion classification changed in 9% using an FFR threshold of 0.80 and 5.2% with FFR threshold <0.75 when comparing Pd/Pa at peak and stable hyperemia. Conclusions Intravenous adenosine results in variable changes in systemic blood pressure, which can lead to alterations in FFR lesion classification. Attention is required to ensure FFR is measured under conditions of stable hyperemia, although the FFR value at this point may be numerically higher.
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