Integrating FFRct and Coronary CTA in the Management of CAD
Published: 08 October 2024
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Overview
With focus on the 2024 ESC chronic coronary syndromes (CCS) guidelines – that highlighted significant advancements in the recommendations for fractional flow reserve computed tomography (FFRct) and coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) – this insightful series aims to equip healthcare professionals with the latest clinical strategies and practical tools for integrating FFRct and coronary CTA into workflows for effective coronary artery disease (CAD) management.
New ESC CCS guidelines recognise FFRct with a Class II recommendation, and a Class I recommendation for patients at higher risk. Coronary CTA continues to be recognised as a Class I test for patients with suspected CAD, aligning closely with the AHA/ACC Chest Pain guideline.
Through expert-led discussions and interviews with opinion leaders, this series will address the clinical implications for treatment decision-making and review the benefits of integration.
More from this programme
Part 1
ESC 2024 Guidelines for the Chronic Coronary Syndromes in Practice
In this episode, Dr Jonathon Leipsic (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is joined by Dr Gianluca Pontone (Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy) to discuss how the continued emphasis on CCTA as a first-line test will influence clinical practice, and summarise the considerations for integrating non-invasive diagnostics into routine care.
Faculty Biographies
Jonathon Leipsic
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jonathon A Leipsic is Professor and Chair of Radiology and Professor of Cardiology at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Dr Leipsic is also a Canada Research Chair in Advanced Cardiopulmonary Imaging. Dr Leipsic has over 800 peer reviewed manuscripts in press or in print, over 300 scientific abstracts, and has edited two textbooks. He speaks internationally on a number of cardiopulmonary imaging topics, with over 150 invited lectures in the last four years. He is also a past President of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (2015-2016) and was awarded its Gold Medal in 2019. He was recently named for the fifth consecutive year (2019-2023) a prestigious 'Top 1%' most impactful scientist, as designated by the Web of Science.
Gianluca Pontone
Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Prof Gianluca Pontone is Deputy Scientific Director, Director of the Perioperative Cardiology and Cardiovascular Imaging Department and Co-director of the Sport Cardiology Unit of Centro Cardiologico Monzino, a research hospital dedicated to cardiovascular disease. He also serves as Professor of Cardiology at the University of Milan, Italy.
Prof Pontone graduated with honours in medicine before completing a post-graduate degree in cardiology and radiology and a PhD in clinical methodology at the University of Milan. He has authored more than 650 indexed articles in international journals and currently serves as Vice President of European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and chairman of the working group of cardiovascular imaging of the Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC).