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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Impaired Fractional and Coronary Flow Reserve

Tommaso Gori

subject

medicine.medical_specialtyStenosisbusiness.industryInternal medicinemedicineCardiologyDilation (morphology)Coronary flow reservemedicine.diseasebusinessPeripheral

description

A FFR <0.80/0.75 witnesses the existence of a high-grade epicardial stenosis. In this setting, the CFR is usually also impaired since even a maximal dilation of the peripheral resistances cannot compensate for the increased epicardial resistances.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47116-7_32