Early detection of abnormal coronary flow reserve in asymptomatic men at high risk for coronary artery disease using positron emission tomography. | Zendy

Firat Dayanikli | Zendy; David W. Grambow | Zendy; Otto Muzik | Zendy; Lori Mosca | Zendy; Melvyn Rubenfire | Zendy; Markus Schwaiger | Zendy

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Early detection of abnormal coronary flow reserve in asymptomatic men at high risk for coronary artery disease using positron emission tomography.

Author(s) -

Firat Dayanikli,

David W. Grambow,

Otto Muzik,

Lori Mosca,

Melvyn Rubenfire,

Markus Schwaiger

Publication year - 1994

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.90.2.808

Subject(s) - medicine , coronary flow reserve , coronary artery disease , asymptomatic , positron emission tomography , cardiology , blood flow , dipyridamole , nuclear medicine

The objective of this study was to compare coronary flow reserve (CFR) as a measure of vascular integrity in asymptomatic middle-aged men with family history of coronary artery disease (CAD) and a high-risk lipid profile with men without risk factors for CAD using positron emission tomography (PET). Previous studies suggested that the assessment of CFR is a sensitive means to detect vascular abnormalities before angiographic appearance of CAD. N-13 ammonia PET scanning allows noninvasive evaluation of regional and global myocardial blood flow and thereby quantification of CFR.

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