INSTANTANEOUS WAVE-FREE RATIO

Course overview

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN MEN AND WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES. THE INSTANTANEOUS WAVE-FREE RATIO (IFR) CAN BE USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT CORONARY LESIONS THAT ARE VISUALIZED ANGIOGRAPHICALLY SHOULD UNDERGO PERCUTANEOUS INTERVENTION. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INSTANTANEOUS WAVE-FREE RATIO AND ITS USE IN THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB TO DETERMINE THE HEMODYNAMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF CORONARY LESIONS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION CANDIDATES.