Physiologic Lesion Assessment During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-54

  Melikian, Narbeh ^a   Del Furia, Francesca ^b   Di Mario, Carlo ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Cittadella General Hospital   (Italy)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Coronary flow reserve; Fractional flow reserve; Percutaneous coronary intervention

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PAPAVERINE;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY PRESSURE; CORONARY FLOW RESERVE; CORONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG HALF LIFE; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GUIDE WIRE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMODILUTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC VOLUME; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS;

EID: 70649092306     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2009.10.002     Document Type: Review

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