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Intracoronary Versus Intravenous Adenosine-Induced Maximal Coronary Hyperemia for Fractional Flow Reserve Measurements

BACKGROUND: Maximal hyperemia is the critical prerequisite for fractional flow reserve (FFR) assessment. Despite intravenous (IV) adenosine currently being the recommended approach, intracoronary (IC) administration of adenosine constitutes a valuable alternative in everyday practice. However, it is...

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Main Authors: Khashaba, Ahmed, Mortada, Ayman, Omran, Azza
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Libertas Academica 2014
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3928055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24558302
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S11535