Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5610555 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2011 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
CFVR measurement in the mid to distal left anterior descending artery was feasible in almost all patients, and in the marginal branches of the left circumflex artery and the posterior descending artery in two thirds and three quarters of patients, respectively. Use of the combined echocardiographic criteria had high precision for diagnosing severe coronary stenoses (diameter stenosis, 76%-100%). The functional significance of angiographically borderline stenoses (diameter stenosis, 50%-75%) may be further differentiated by the use of CFVR measurements. (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00281346)
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Authors
Johnny MD, Espen MD, Rune MD, PhD, Knut MD, Torstein MD, PhD,