Fractional flow reserve and complex coronary pathologic conditions

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 723-727

  Hau, William Kongto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fractional flow reserve; Hyperaemia; Pressure sensing guidewire; Vasodilator

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DOBUTAMINE; PAPAVERINE;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY PRESSURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG ELUTING STENT; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT MONITORING; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS; VASODILATATION;

ANGINA, UNSTABLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY STENOSIS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; VASODILATION;

EID: 2442509749     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.02.019     Document Type: Review

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