Impact of anatomical and functional severity of coronary atherosclerotic plaques on the transmural perfusion gradient: A [15O]H2O PET study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 31, 2014, Pages

  Danad, Ibrahim ^a   Raijmakers, Pieter G ^a   Harms, Hendrik J ^a   Heymans, Martijn W ^a   Van Royen, Niels ^a   Lubberink, Mark ^b   Boellaard, Ronald ^a   Van Rossum, Albert C ^a   Lammertsma, Adriaan A ^a   Knaapen, Paul ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Fractional flow reserve; Myocardial perfusion; Positron emission tomography; Transmural perfusion gradient

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SULFANILAMIDE; WATER O 15; OXYGEN; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; ANGINAL CHEST PAIN; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORONARY FLOW RESERVE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PERFUSION; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PET SCANNER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX PAIN; TRANSMURAL PERFUSION GRADIENT; X RAY SYSTEM; ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC USE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE, MYOCARDIAL; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; OXYGEN RADIOISOTOPES; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 84906658085     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu170     Document Type: Article

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