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ArticleCardiology research2020

Diagnostic Accuracy of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Versus Fractional Flow Reserve: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Waqas Ullah, Sohaib Roomi, Hafez M Abdullah, Maryam Mukhtar, Zain Ali, Ping Ye, Donald C Haas, Vincent M Figueredo

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  1. Safety and Efficacy of Colchicine in Patients with Stable CAD and ACS: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions · 2021
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Waqas UllahInternal Medicine, Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA.
Sohaib RoomiInternal Medicine, Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA.
Hafez M AbdullahInternal Medicine, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.
Maryam MukhtarInternal Medicine, Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Zain AliInternal Medicine, Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA.
Ping YeInternal Medicine, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.
Donald C HaasAbington Hospital-Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA.
Vincent M FigueredoSt. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFractional flow reserve (FFR) is considered the gold standard for diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). Stress Cardiac magnetic resonance (SCMR) has been recently gaining traction as a non-invasive alternative to FFR.

methodsStudies comparing the diagnostic accuracy of SCMR versus FFR were identified and analyzed using Review Manager (RevMan) 5.3 and Stata software.

resultsA total of 28 studies, comprising 2,387 patients, were included. The pooled sensitivity and specificity for SCMR were 86% and 86% at the patient level, and 82% and 88% at the vessel level, respectively. When the patient-level data were stratified based on the FFR thresholds, higher sensitivity and specificity (both 90%) were noted with the higher cutoff (0.75) and lower cutoff (0.8), respectively. At the vessel level, sensitivity and specificity at the lower FFR threshold were significantly higher at 88% and 89%, compared to the corresponding values for higher cutoff at 0.75. Similarly, meta-regression analysis of SCMR at higher (3T) resolution showed a higher sensitivity of 87% at the patient level and higher specificity of 90% at the vessel level. The highest sensitivity and specificity of SCMR (92% and 94%, respectively) were noted in studies with CAD prevalence greater than 60%.

conclusionsSCMR has high diagnostic accuracy for CAD comparable to FFR at a spatial resolution of 3T and an FFR cut-off of 0.80. An increase in CAD prevalence further improved the specificity of SCMR.

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Cardiac magnetic resonanceCoronary stenosisFractional flow reserve

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PMID32494324
PMCPMC7239594

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