Optical Coherence Tomography-Derived Anatomical Criteria for Functionally Significant Coronary Stenosis Assessed by Fractional Flow Reserve

摘要

Background: For the identification of functionally significant coronary artery disease, there have not been any dedicated optical coherence tomography (OCT) studies reported previously, although OCT can clearly detect coronary vessel lumina at higher resolution than intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). Methods and Results: OCT and fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements were performed in 62 intermediate coronary lesions in 59 patients. FFR was calculated as the ratio of distal coronary pressure divided by proximal coronary pressure during maximal hyperemia. FFR 2 (sensitivity 93.5%, specificity 77.4%), MLD 70.0% (sensitivity 96.8%, specificity 83.9%) as the best cutoff values for a FFR <0.75. Conclusions: Anatomical measurements of coronary stenosis obtained by OCT show significant correlation with FFR. OCT has the potential to predict functionally significant stenosis, although the present OCT-derived parameters were smaller than those reported in previous IVUS studies. ( Circ J 2012; 76: 2218–2225)