The American College of Cardiology (ACC) released a list of the latest practice-changing presentations at the ACC.19 annual meeting March 16-18,...
FFR Technologies
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for fractional flow reserve (FFR) wires, catheters and systems used to measure blood flow across a coronary lesion to determine if a stent is needed or if the plaque stenosis can be treated medically. The section includes iFR, instantaneous wave-free ratio, systems used in the cath lab and noninvasive FFR technologies including computed tomography-FFR. This is also referred to as CT-FFR or FFR-CT.
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Why CT angiography cannot replace invasive angiography
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March 5, 2019 – The U.S.
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October 4, 2018 — The late-breaking FAST-FFR Trial demonstrated that the sensitivity and specificity of the CathWorks FFRangio angiography imaging derived fractional flow reserve (FFR-angio)...
At #ACC.19, Siemens unveiled a version of its go.Top platform optimized for cardiovascular imaging. The newly packaged scanner can generate the data needed to do CT-based FFR (fractional flow reserve). Photo by Greg Freiherr
Feature | Cardiac Imaging | March 22, 2019 | By Greg Freiherr
Reflecting a trend toward the increased use of ...
The opening late-breaking trial at ACC 2019 is the Apple Heart Study, a large-scale, app-based study to identify atrial fibrillation using a smartwatch. Earlier, smaller trials showed this approach might be used in a population health application to proactively identify AFib patients earlier.
Feature | ACC | March 19, 2019
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) released a list of the...
News | FFR Technologies | March 19, 2019
March 19, 2019 — Late-breaking results confirm the HeartFlow FFRct (...
Abbott's Resting Full-cycle Ratio (RFR) intravascular diagnostic test is a newer type of fractional flow reserve (FFR) physiologic assessment. RFR is used to help identify significant narrowings of coronary arteries to determine the need for a stent or if a patient can be treated medically.
Technology | FFR Technologies | March 06, 2019
March 5, 2019 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared Abbott's Resting Full-cycle Ratio (RFR)...
Technology | FFR Technologies | December 21, 2018
December 21, 2018 — CathWorks announced that its FFRangio System received U.S. Food and Drug...
The late-breaking FAST-FFR Trial demonstrated that the sensitivity and specificity of the CathWorks FFRangio angiography imaging derived fractional flow reserve (FFR-angio) technology matched the performance of wire-based FFR measurements.
News | FFR Technologies | October 04, 2018
October 4, 2018 — The late-breaking FAST-FFR Trial demonstrated that the sensitivity and specificity of the...
Two of the top videos in September both had to do with interventional cardiology hemodynamic support protocols. The top piece of content in September is an interview on the protocols used to determine what device technology to use at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. No. 13 on the list is another video on late-breaking data presented at TCT 2018 from the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative (NCSI) where mortality was improved by 50 percent over the current standard of care. Pictured here are Abiomed Impella percutaneous ventricular assist devices, which are mentioned prominently in both videos.
Feature | October 01, 2018 | Dave Fornell, Editor
October 1, 2018 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC...
News | Cath Lab | September 20, 2018
September 20, 2018 — At the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) annual meeting, Sept. 21–25 in San Diego...
An illustration of Philip’s iFR technology, showing the iFR pressure readings and a fusion angio image indicating pressure drops in the vessel during wire pull back. SCAI and the European Society of Cardiology recently added iFR to their guidelines.
Feature | FFR Technologies | September 05, 2018 | Dave Fornell, Editor
The use of invasive, pressure wire-based fractional flow reserve (FFR) in the cath lab is now considered the gold...
News | FFR Technologies | August 29, 2018
European Society of Cardiology Incorporates iFR Technology Into Updated Revascularization Guidelines
August 29, 2018 — Philips announced that the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has incorporated instantaneous...
Videos | Cath Lab | August 13, 2018
FFR-CT was by far the hottest cardiac technology topic on DAIC in July. Eight of the top 20 pieces of content were about or mention FFR-CT. This image shows an example of the image-based technology that noninvasively assesses coronary fractional flow reserve (FFR) for the entire coronary tree. The CT image on the left shows two heavily calcified coronary arteries, but the FFR-CT analysis shows there is not a significant impact on hemodynamics, so the patient does not need revascularization.
Feature | August 02, 2018 | Dave Fornell, Editor
August 2, 2018 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC...
News | FFR Technologies | July 26, 2018
July 26, 2018 — The Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) released a focused update expert...
