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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the primary cause of mortality and morbidity globally with middle-aged women presenting with additional and possibly, overlooked risk factors.1 Despite several awareness programmes, there remain several gaps in the political education and representation needs of this group, which includes those from low socioeconomic status (SES) and culturally diverse backgrounds. These […]

PART ONE: 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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