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Application of iFR in Clinical Scenarios

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The instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) is a clinical tool that uses a pressure wire to guide whether a stenosis in a coronary artery is sufficiently severe to benefit from stenting.

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    Sukhjinder Nijjer & Justin Davies

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    Javier Escaned

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Nijjer, S., Davies, J. (2017). Application of iFR in Clinical Scenarios. In: Escaned, J., Davies, J. (eds) Physiological Assessment of Coronary Stenoses and the Microcirculation. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5245-3_17

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