TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Adjunctive Diagnostic Techniques: Fractional Flow Reserve A1 - Fearon, William F. A2 - Samady, Habib A2 - Fearon, William F. A2 - Yeung, Alan C. A2 - King III, Spencer B. PY - 2017 T2 - Interventional Cardiology, 2e AB - Although coronary angiography remains the reference standard for diagnosing critical epicardial coronary artery disease (CAD), it has a number of limitations. Identifying functionally significant intermediate coronary narrowings, characterizing plaque morphology, detecting moderate diffuse intimal thickening, evaluating the results of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and assessing the status of the microvasculature all remain challenging with coronary angiography alone.1-6 Technologic advancements have made several adjunctive diagnostic techniques available that allow the interventional cardiologist to address the limitations of coronary angiography and more thoroughly assess the coronary circulation. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/09 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146597690 ER -