Predictive factors of discordance between the instantaneous wave-free ratio and fractional flow reserve.
Dérimay FDepartment of cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford, CA.
Johnson NPWeatherhead PET Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas.
Zimmermann FMDepartment of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Adjedj JDepartment of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Witt NDepartment of Clinical Science and Education, Division of Cardiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hennigan BDepartment of Cardiology, West of Scotland Heart and Lung Centre, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, Scotland.
Koo BKDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
Barbato EDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium.
Esposito GDivision of Cardiology, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Trimarco BDivision of Cardiology, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Rioufol GDepartment of Interventional Cardiology, Hospices Civils de Lyon and CARMEN, INSERM 1060, Lyon, France.
Park SJDepartment of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, Heart Institute, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Baptista SBDepartment of Cardiology, Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, Portugal.
Chrysant GSDepartment of Cardiology, INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Leone AMFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Jeremias ADivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York.
Berry CDepartment of Cardiology, West of Scotland Heart and Lung Centre, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, Scotland.
De Bruyne BDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium.
Oldroyd KGDepartment of Cardiology, West of Scotland Heart and Lung Centre, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, Scotland.
Pijls NHJDepartment of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Fearon WFDepartment of cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford, CA.
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OBJECTIVES To identify clinical, angiographic and hemodynamic predictors of discordance between instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) and fractional flow reserve (FFR).
BACKGROUND The iFR was found to be non-inferior to the gold-standard FFR for guiding coronary revascularization, although it is discordant with FFR in 20% of cases. A better understanding of the causes of discordance may enhance application of these indices.
METHODS Both FFR and iFR were measured in the prospective multicenter CONTRAST study. Clinical, angiographic and hemodynamic variables were compared between patients with concordant values of FFR and iFR (cutoff ≤0.80 and ≤0.89, respectively).
RESULTS Out of the 587 patients included, in 466 patients (79.4%) FFR and iFR agreed: both negative, n = 244 (41.6%), or positive, n = 222 (37.8%). Compared with FFR, iFR was negative discordant (FFR+/iFR-) in 69 (11.8%) patients and positive discordant (FFR-/iFR+) in 52 (8.9%) patients. On multivariate regression, stenosis location (left main or proximal left anterior descending) (OR: 3.30[1.68;6.47]), more severe stenosis (OR: 1.77[1.35;2.30]), younger age (OR: 0.93[0.90;0.97]), and slower heart rate (OR: 0.59[0.42;0.75]) were predictors of a negative discordant iFR. Absence of a beta-blocker (OR: 0.41[0.22;0.78]), older age (OR: 1.04[1.00;1.07]), and less severe stenosis (OR: 0.69[0.53;0.89]) were predictors of a positive discordant iFR.
CONCLUSIONS During iFR acquisition, stenosis location, stenosis degree, heart rate, age and use of beta blockers influence concordance with FFR and should be taken into account when interpreting iFR.