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Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of mortality and morbidity in adults worldwide.1 Coronary angiography (CAG) is the gold standard method for evaluating atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD).2 It is conventionally performed via the trans-femoral (TF) route. Recently, however, the trans-radial (TR) route has become the preferred way.3 The TR route offers better procedure comfort, shorter hospitalization […]

PART TWO: Bon-Kwon Koo, ACC 2022: The FLAVOUR Trial: Comparison of FFR-guided and IVUS-guided PCI in intermediate coronary artery stenosis

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Published Online: Apr 29th 2022

touchCARDIO spoke to Prof Bon-Kwon Koo (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea) to discuss his presentation at the American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting 2022, providing the results of the FLAVOUR randomized clinical trial comparing fractional flow reserve-guided and intravascular ultrasound-guided percutaneous coronary intervention in intermediate coronary artery stenosis.

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  1.       What are the limitations of coronary angiography in defining the ischemia-causing stenotic lesion in intermediate coronary stenosis? 00:317-01:03
  2.       Could you give us a brief overview of the advantages and limitations of fractional flow reserve and intravascular ultrasound in the evaluation of stenosis? 01:03-02:47

Speaker Disclosure: Bon-Kwon Koo has received institutional research grants from Boston scientific, Abbott and Philips.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Sophie Nickelson.

Filmed in coverage of the  American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting 2022

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