Wire test for blockages
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
FloWire, a Doppler angioplasty guide wire, can distinguish between borderline blockages of coronary arteries that require angioplasty and those that do not, says its manufacturer Cardiometrics. The company's claim is based on a multicentre study which looked at how to determine a patient's need for coronary angioplasty.