EBC - ON DEMAND
European Bifurcation Club 2011 – EBC 2011 – Lisbon, Portugal
Should we use FFR in bifurcation stenting? – Yes
Author: Bon-Kwon Koo, MD, PhD, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
SHOULD WE USE FFR IN BIFURCATION STENTING?
- FFR is better than other anatomical tools in the evaluation of bifurcation lesions before and during the PCI.
- FFR is especially helpful in excluding functionally insignificant stenoses.
- NO, if you do NOT care about the myocardial ischemia and about avoiding unnecessary procedures.YES, only if you do care about the patients’ myocardial ischemia and want to avoid unnecessary complex procedures for bifurcation lesions.