Fractional flow reserve: A review

Heart

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 949-959

  De Bruyne, Bernard ^a,b   Sarma, J ^a  

^a Cardiovascular Centre Aalst   (Belgium)

^b CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULATION; CATHETER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE, MYOCARDIAL; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 46249116267     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2007.122838     Document Type: Review

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