Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve and the Heart Team Decision Process: A Shift in Paradigm or Nice to Have?

Julinda Mehilli^{1

2}, Ralph Hein¹

Affiliations

¹ Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (J.M., R.H.).
² German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, both in Munich, Germany (J.M.).

Editorial

Julinda Mehilli et al. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Dec.

. 2019 Dec;12(12):e008689.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.119.008689. Epub 2019 Dec 13.

Julinda Mehilli^{1

2}, Ralph Hein¹

¹ Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (J.M., R.H.).
² German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, both in Munich, Germany (J.M.).

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Keywords: Editorials; algorithm; angiography; computed tomography angiography; coronary artery disease; percutaneous coronary intervention.

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Impact of Fractional Flow Reserve Derived From Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography on Heart Team Treatment Decision-Making in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From the SYNTAX III REVOLUTION Trial.
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