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iFR: Principles and Case Examples - Dr. Sukhjinder Nijjer
Summary
Dr Sukhjinder Nijjer discusses the underlying principals of iFR and shares interesting case examples
Key learning points:
- The phasic relationship of pressure and flow
- How pressure gradient...
Summary
Dr Sukhjinder Nijjer discusses the underlying principals of iFR and shares interesting case examples
Key learning points:
- The phasic relationship of pressure and flow
- How pressure gradient varies across the pressure curve with different stenosis severity
- Why we measure iFR at rest and FFR during hyperaemia
- How to make a measure of iFR
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Speakers
Sukh Nijjer
Speaker
Dr Sukhjinder Nijjer is a Consultant Cardiologist and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at... Dr Sukhjinder Nijjer is a Consultant Cardiologist and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Imperial College London. He is the President of Cardiology at the Royal Society of Medicine and is the Communication Lead for the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society. He works at the Hammersmith Hospital as an Interventional Cardiologist and is an expert in Coronary Physiology. His PhD research focused on the development of instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) pullback and co-registration. He has published over 100 original academic papers and has involved in the DEFINE-FLAIR, SYNTAX-II and ORBITA-1 and ORBITA-2 research studies.
