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ArticlePloS one2020

High dose escalation of intracoronary adenosine in the assessment of fractional flow reserve: A retrospective cohort study.

Chien-Boon Jong, Tsui-Shan Lu, Patrick Yan-Tyng Liu, Mu-Yang Hsieh, Shih-Wei Meng, Ching-Chang Huang, Hsien-Li Kao, Chih-Cheng Wu

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Chien-Boon JongDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan.
Tsui-Shan LuDepartment of Mathematics, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Patrick Yan-Tyng LiuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-0907-6207
Mu-Yang HsiehCollege of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shih-Wei MengDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan.
Ching-Chang HuangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsien-Li KaoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chih-Cheng WuCollege of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-9690-6573

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Maximal hyperaemia for fractional flow reserve (FFR) may not be achieved with the current recommended doses of intracoronary adenosine. Higher doses (up to 720 μg) have been reported to optimize hyperaemic stimuli in small dose-response studies. Real-world data from a large cohort of patients is needed to evaluate FFR results and the safety of high-dose escalation. This is a retrospective study aimed to evaluate the safety and frequency of FFR ≤0.8 after high-dose escalation of intracoronary adenosine. Data were extracted from the medical databases of two university hospitals. Increasing doses (100, 200, 400, 600, and 800 μg) of adenosine were administered as intracoronary boluses until FFR ≤0.8 was achieved or heart block developed. The percentage of FFR ≤0.8 after higher-dose escalation was compared with those at conventional doses, and the predictors for FFR ≤0.8 after higher doses were analysed. In the 1163 vessels of 878 patients, 402 vessels (34.6%) achieved FFR ≤0.8 at conventional doses and 623 vessels (53.6%) received high-dose escalation. An additional 84 vessels (13.5%) achieved FFR ≤0.8 after high-dose escalation. No major complications developed during high-dose escalation. Borderline FFR (0.81-0.85) at the conventional dose, stenosis >60%, and triple-vessel disease increased the likelihood of FFR ≤0.8 after high-dose escalation, but chronic kidney disease decreased it. For vessels of borderline FFR at conventional doses, 46% achieved FFR ≤0.8 after high-dose escalation. In conclusion, High-dose escalation of intracoronary adenosine increases the frequency of FFR ≤0.8 without major complications. It could be especially feasible for borderline FFR values near the 0.8 diagnostic threshold.

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Fractional Flow Reserve, MyocardialAdenosineAgedCoronary AngiographyCoronary VesselsDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesAdenosine

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PMCPMC7561200

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