2024
Physiological Assessment with iFR prior to FFR Measurement in Left Main Disease
Warisawa T, Cook C, Ahmad Y, Howard J, Seligman H, Rajkumar C, Toya T, Doi S, Nakajima A, Nakayama M, Vera-Urquiza R, Yuasa S, Sato T, Kikuta Y, Kawase Y, Nishina H, Al-Lamee R, Sen S, Lerman A, Matsuo H, Akashi Y, Escaned J, Davies J. Physiological Assessment with iFR prior to FFR Measurement in Left Main Disease. Cardiovascular Intervention And Therapeutics 2024, 39: 241-251. PMID: 38642290, PMCID: PMC11164744, DOI: 10.1007/s12928-024-00989-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsArea under the curveFractional flow reserveLeft main diseaseOptimal cut-off valueInstantaneous wave-free ratioAdverse cardiovascular eventsClinical outcomesCardiovascular eventsRevascularization decision-makingFlow reserveMain diseaseClinical outcomes of patientsPhysiological assessmentPrediction of MACEPrediction of adverse cardiovascular eventsFractional flow reserve measurementsInternational multicenter registryReceiver-operating characteristic analysisOutcomes of patientsLeft main coronary artery diseasePrediction of cardiovascular eventsComposite of deathNon-fatal myocardial infarctionIschemia-driven target lesion revascularization
2020
Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Bypass Surgery for Left Main Disease: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials With Long-Term Follow-Up
Ahmad Y, Howard JP, Arnold AD, Ali ZA, Francis D, Moses JW, Leon MB, Kirtane AJ, Karmpaliotis D, Stone GW. Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Bypass Surgery for Left Main Disease: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials With Long-Term Follow-Up. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 132: 168-172. PMID: 32718553, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.06.059.Peer-Reviewed Original Research