A simple thermodilution technique to assess coronary endothelium-dependent microvascular function in humans: Validation and comparison with coronary flow reserve

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2188-2194

  Melikian, Narbeh ^a   Kearney, Mark T ^b   Thomas, Martyn R ^c   De Bruyne, Bernard ^d   Shah, Ajay M ^a   MacCarthy, Philip A ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coronary flow reserve; Coronary microcirculation; Endothelial function; Thermodilution

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; SUBSTANCE P;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY PRESSURE; DIABETIC PATIENT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; THERMODILUTION;

CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE P; THERMODILUTION;

EID: 34548783369     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm269     Document Type: Article

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