How to Measure FFR and iFR - Prof. Niels Van Royen
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Summary
Professor Niels Van Royen provides a masterclass on how to measure FFR and iFR in the clinical catheter laboratory.
Key learning points:
•The importance of proper placement of the aortic...
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Professor Niels Van Royen provides a masterclass on how to measure FFR and iFR in the clinical catheter laboratory.
Key learning points:
•The importance of proper placement of the aortic pressure transducer
•The importance of intracoronary nitrates
•The importance of ensuring no aortic damping (proper catheter placement)
•The importance of normalization
•T he importance of drift assessment at the end of your physiological measurement
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Niels van Royen is an interventional cardiologist and Head of Department of Cardiology at the Radboud University...
Niels van Royen is an interventional cardiologist and Head of Department of Cardiology at the Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He has a background in pre-clinical research and is head of a research group on translational research in repair mechanisms in ischemic heart disease. Also he is principal investigator of several multi-center clinical trials like the TRANSIENT, COACT, REDUCE-MVI and iMODERN. These trials focus on timing of interventional procedures as well as the use of intra-coronary physiology to guide interventional procedures both in stable coronary artery disease as well as acute coronary syndromes.
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