The Future of Coronary Imaging and Physiology-The Future of Physiology: Angiographic FFR, CT-FFR, and Routine Microvascular Assessment

The Future of Physiology: Angiographic FFR, CT-FFR, and Routine Microvascular Assessment

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The video discusses the future applications of physiology in the field of cardiology. Two methods currently available to assess physiology are CT-FFR and angiographic reconstruction. CT-FFR involves analyzing CT scans and generating a map of physiology through the vessel structure. Angiographic reconstruction uses a mesh network to calculate physiology point-by-point. Both methods show good correlation with wire-based FFR. CT-FFR can detect things that regular angiography cannot, such as perivascular structures and vulnerable plaque. The video also explores the assessment of microvascular dysfunction and the potential for using angiographically derived parameters to measure microvascular resistance. The future impact of this information is discussed, highlighting the value and wide applicability of CT-FFR and angiographic FFR. The video concludes by mentioning the potential for non-wire-based methods to measure microvascular disease in the future. No credits were mentioned in the video.

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Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI

Keywords

physiology applications

cardiology

CT-FFR

angiographic reconstruction

microvascular dysfunction