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. 2021 Oct;37(10):1530–1538. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.06.004

Table 1.

Case example: breakdown of management plans made by each cardiologist after angiographic, vFFR, and VCI assessments

Angiographic
vFFR
VCI
Cardiologist Plan Vessel(s) for PCI Stent size Plan Vessel(s) for PCI Stent size Plan Vessel(s) for PCI Stent size
A OMT OMT OMT
B PCI RCA 2.25 × 28 mm PCI RCA 2.25 × 32 mm, 2.75 × 32 mm PCI
RCA 2.25 × 32 mm, 2.75 × 32 mm
LCX 2.5 × 28mm LCX 2.5 × 28mm
C PCI RCA 3.0 × 48 mm PCI RCA 3.0 × 48 mm PCI RCA 3.0 × 48 mm
D PCI and PW LCX RCA 2.5mm × 30 mm PCI RCA 2.5 × 38 mm PCI RCA 2.5 × 38 mm
E PW LAD, if pos. surgical referral PCI RCA 2.75 × 30 mm PCI RCA 2.75 × 30 mm
F OMT OMT OMT
G PW LAD, if pos. surgical referral PCI LCX 2.5 × 23 mm PCI LCX 2.5 × 26 mm
H PCI RCA 3.0 × 38 mm PCI RCA 3.0 × 38 mm PCI RCA 3.0 × 38 mm

LAD, left anterior descending artery; LCX, left circumflex artery; OMT, optimal medical therapy; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PW, pressure wire; RCA, right coronary artery; VCI, virtual coronary intervention; vFFR, virtual fractional flow reserve.