Coronary microvascular disease (CMD) refers to the subset of disorders affecting the
structure and function of the coronary microcirculation, is prevalent in patients across a …

These Guidelines represent the third time that the ESC and EACTS have brought together
cardiologists and cardiac surgeons in a joint Task Force to review the ever-increasing body …

Aim The guideline for coronary artery revascularization replaces the 2011 coronary artery
bypass graft surgery and the 2011 and 2015 percutaneous coronary intervention guidelines …

always refer to the full text version, which is freely available on the ESC and EACTS
websites. The National Societies of the ESC are encouraged to endorse, translate, and …

Background Symptomatic relief is the primary goal of percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI) in stable angina and is commonly observed clinically. However, there is no evidence …

Background The instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) is an index used to assess the severity
of coronary-artery stenosis. The index has been tested against fractional flow reserve (FFR) …

Background: Quantitative flow ratio (QFR) is a novel angiography-based method for deriving
fractional flow reserve (FFR) without pressure wire or induction of hyperemia. The accuracy …

Aims In patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and multivessel coronary artery
disease, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of non-infarct-related artery reduces …

Surveys and registries are needed to verify that real-life daily practice is in kee** with what
is recommended in the guidelines, thus completing the loop between clinical research …

Summary Background In the Fractional Flow Reserve Versus Angiography for Multivessel
Evaluation (FAME) study, fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided percutaneous coronary …