What is another device that can be used in atherectomy?
In atherectomy, a laser catheter can be used to vaporize the fatty plaque in the artery.
What is the other name of atherectomy?
The other name for this procedure is rotoblaster.
Why is a stent placed in a blocked coronary artery?
A stent is placed to keep the blocked artery open and reduce the chances of narrowing again.
Which procedure is considered to be the gold standard procedure for the diagnosis of cardiac function and cardiac disease?
Cardiac catheterization is considered the gold standard procedure for diagnosing cardiac disease and cardiac function.
What factors make invasive cardiac intervention complex?
The age and number of comorbidities in an elderly patient make invasive cardiac intervention complex, and it is difficult to return to prior quality of life.
What are the advantages of FFRangio from a clinical perspective compared to the standard FFR?
FFRangio is a new procedure in the clinical setting and has high sensitivity, accuracy, and specificity compared to the standard FFR.
Why do these limitations arise in the patients?
The patients have limitations due to the underestimated severity of coronary stenosis due to the restricted blood flow after administering vasodilators.
FFR is limited in patients with which disorders?
FFR is limited in patients with diffuse coronary disease, left ventricular hypertrophy, and small vessel disease, and hence, they are restricted from undergoing the procedure.
When was the procedure of FFR introduced?
In the 1990s, the FFR procedure was introduced to select physiologically significant stenosis.
Which of the procedures does the coronary revascularization depend on majorly?
Coronary revascularization majorly depends on angiography to analyze the blockage in the blood vessel.