The reliability of fractional flow reserve measurement in patients with diabetes mellitus

Şahinarslan A., Kocaman S. A., Olgun H., Kunak T., Kızıltunç E., Ozdemir M., ...More

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, vol.20, no.5, pp.317-321, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/mca.0b013e32832c8ca3
  • Journal Name: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.317-321
  • Keywords: coronary angiography, diabetes mellitus, fractional flow reserve, LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS, INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND, CORONARY VASODILATION, BLOOD-FLOW, HYPERGLYCEMIA, INTRACORONARY, DYSFUNCTION, ADENOSINE, SEVERITY, STENOSIS
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is an invasive method to assess the functional significance of coronary stenoses. The value of FFR in diabetic patients is controversial because of microvascular dysfunction. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) on FFR measurements.