Open AccessFunctional significance of collateral blood flow in patients with recent acute myocardial infarction. A study using myocardial contrast echocardiography.
Author(s) -
Peter J. Sabia,
Eric R. Powers,
Ananda R. Jayaweera,
Michael Ragosta,
Sanjiv Kaul
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.85.6.2080
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , circumflex , perfusion , collateral circulation , blood flow , angiography , angioplasty , artery
We hypothesized that myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) can be used to both measure collateral blood flow as well as assess the functional significance of collaterals in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
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