Disturbed Coronary Hemodynamics in Vessels With Intermediate Stenoses Evaluated With Fractional Flow Reserve
Author(s) -
Mauro EchavarríaPinto,
Javier Escaned,
Enrico Macías,
Miguel Ángel Medina,
Nieves Gonzalo,
Ricardo Petraco,
Sayan Sen,
Pilar JiménezQuevedo,
Rosana Hernández,
Rafael Mila,
Borja Ibáñez,
Iván J. NúñezGil,
Cristina Fernández,
Fernándo Alfonso,
Camino Bañuelos,
Eulogio Garcı́a,
Justin E. Davies,
Antonio Fernández-Ortı́z,
Carlos Macaya
Publication year - 2013
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/circulationaha.112.001345
Subject(s) - fractional flow reserve , medicine , hemodynamics , cardiology , coronary flow reserve , blood flow , coronary circulation , flow (mathematics) , coronary vessel , coronary angiography , mechanics , myocardial infarction , physics
In chronic ischemic heart disease, focal stenosis, diffuse atherosclerotic narrowings, and microcirculatory dysfunction (MCD) contribute to limit myocardial flow. The prevalence of these ischemic heart disease levels in fractional flow reserve (FFR) interrogated vessels remains largely unknown.
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