The NXT trial supports the value of computational fluid dynamics applied to the digitally reconstructed coronary tree as a noninvasive method of identifying ischaemia-generating stenoses. The results of the study also suggest that old indices of angiographic severity used in clinical practice, such as percent diameter stenosis, might become obsolete.
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Escaned, J. Can FFRCT replace old indices of coronary stenosis severity?. Nat Rev Cardiol 11, 252–254 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2014.41
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