FRIENDS Live (Functional RevascularIzation ENcouraged by optimal Diagnostic Strategy Live) is a live course that aims to provide better coronary intervention through cooperation across modalities, professional fields (invasive/noninvasive cardiology, radiology), and job categories (doctor, healthcare provider, company, development staff, government).

In this live course, experts will refer to the latest evidence and case reports as a basis for discussions about how to assess ischemia with various modalities, such as stress electrocardiogram, myocardial scintigraphy, echocardiogram, cardiac MRI, coronary CT (FFR-CT), and CFR/FFR/iFR, and will consider the current status of the assessment of ischemia and associated problems. Experts from a wide range of fields will gather together to discuss their areas of expertise and beyond. Therefore, not only physicians, but also healthcare providers, companies, and government officials are all welcome to participate.

Keywords: physiology, FFR, iFR, IVUS, OCT, FFR-CT, echography, stress myocardial scintigraphy, exercise stress

This live course has been offered to teach participants about the importance of determining indications for PCI by considering assessments of ischemia and to help them obtain basic knowledge about assessment methods. In 2020, as part of our aim to achieve the next step, we changed our name to “Tokyo Physiology by FRIENDS Live.”

FRIENDS Live has progressed greatly in its endeavors to make Tokyo a focus of global attention as the center of the field of physiology. FRIENDS Live in Tokyo is the only group in the world that works cooperatively across modalities, professional fields (invasive/noninvasive cardiology, radiology), and job categories (doctor, healthcare provider, company, development staff, government). In aiming to be remembered as a turning point for the field of physiology, we promise to disseminate knowledge from Tokyo to the rest of the world to inform people about the essence of physiology and physiology teams and tell them what the next generation of the healthcare industry should look like.