Research Article

Resting Full-Cycle Ratio versus Fractional Flow Reserve: A SWEDEHEART-Registry-Based Comparison of Two Physiological Indexes for Assessing Coronary Stenosis Severity

Table 1

Patient characteristics (n = 143).

VariablesValues

Male sex114 (79.7%)
Age (y)69 ± 10
BMI (kg/m2)27.9 ± 4.5
S-creatinine (mmol/L)79.5 ± 18.0
Hypertension107 (74.8%)
Diabetes43 (30.0%)
Lipid lowering agent110 (76.9%)
History of smoking or current smoker87 (60.8%)
Previous MI69 (48.3%)
Previous PCI72 (50.3%)
Previous CABG7 (4.9%)
Previous stroke6 (4.2%)
Peripheral arterial disease3 (2.1%)

Indication for coronary angiography
NSTEMI31 (21.7%)
Unstable angina pectoris14 (9.8%)
Stable angina pectoris28 (19.6%)
Staged procedure, completion of earlier PCI34 (23.8%)
Arrhythmia7 (4.9%)
Heart failure, cardiomyopathy8 (5.6%)
Valvular heart disease18 (12.6%)
Unclear chest pain1 (0.6%)
Silent ischaemia1 (0.6%)
Others1 (0.6%)

Note. Values are expressed as mean ± SD or as n (%). BMI, body mass index; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft surgery; MI, myocardial infarction; NSTEMI, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; n, number; y, years.