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Fractional Flow Reserve or Coronary Flow Reserve for the Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion: Implications of FFR as an Imperfect Reference Standard for Myocardial Ischemia

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Accumulating evidence exists for the value of coronary physiology for clinical decision-making in ischemic heart disease (IHD). The most frequently used pressure-derived index to assess stenosis severity, the fractional flow reserve (FFR), has long been considered the gold standar...

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Autores principales: Stegehuis, Valérie E., Wijntjens, Gilbert W., Piek, Jan J., van de Hoef, Tim P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6061210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30046914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11886-018-1017-4