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Table 1 Measured pressure and distal flow speed in the 3 models of stenosis

From: The reasons why fractional flow reserve and instantaneous wave-free ratio are similar using wave separation analysis

Stenosis (%)

Pstatic (mmHg)

Case 1

Case 2

Case3

Basal condition

Forward flow condition

Wedge condition

Observed indices

Calculated indices

Observed indices

Pa (mmHg)

Pd (mmHg)

Distal flow (cm/s)

Pfor (mmHg)

Pback (mmHg)

Pa (mmHg)

Pd (mmHg)

Distal flow (cm/s)

Pwedge (mmHg)

48

10

20.2

18.2

13.98

10.9

7.3

23.27

18.83

29.9

19.7

48

30

40.6

40.4

16.40

27.8

12.6

44.50

40.29

31.9

40.1

71

10

21.7

19.3

23.53

11.3

7.0

25.30

16.14

37.7

15.0

71

30

43.1

41.2

24.76

29.3

12.0

46.64

41.26

37.7

40.1

88

10

36.6

18.5

29.46

11.8

6.7

44.62

20.51

35.4

19.3

88

30

57.0

38.4

30.92

29.0

9.5

64.05

38.45

37.4

38.4

  1. Pa, coronary aortic pressure; Pd, coronary distal pressure; Pback, backward pressure; Pfor, forward pressure; Pstatic, hydro static pressure; Pwedge, coronary wedge pressure