2015
DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v7.i9.525
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Coronary physiology assessment in the catheterization laboratory

Abstract: Physicians cannot rely solely on the angiographic appearance of epicardial coronary artery stenosis when evaluating patients with myocardial ischemia. Instead, sound knowledge of coronary vascular physiology and of the methods currently available for its characterization can improve the diagnostic and prognostic accuracy of invasive assessment of the coronary circulation, and help improve clinical decision-making. In this article we summarize the current methods available for a thorough assessment of coronary … Show more

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“…CMD can only be indirectly assessed using invasive and noninvasive techniques that measure parameters strongly dependent on the functional and structural integrity of coronary microcirculation [18]. In the coronary catheterization laboratory, CMD is commonly diagnosed by evaluating coronary blood flow before and after administration of adenosine with a Doppler-tipped guide wire in the coronary artery [19]. However, the corrected thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame count (cTFC) and myocardial blush grade (MBG) provide easy and accessible angiographic indexes of coronary blood flow that do not require additional coronary artery instrumentation [20].…”
Section: Beyond Epicardial Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Micromentioning
confidence: 99%
“…CMD can only be indirectly assessed using invasive and noninvasive techniques that measure parameters strongly dependent on the functional and structural integrity of coronary microcirculation [18]. In the coronary catheterization laboratory, CMD is commonly diagnosed by evaluating coronary blood flow before and after administration of adenosine with a Doppler-tipped guide wire in the coronary artery [19]. However, the corrected thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame count (cTFC) and myocardial blush grade (MBG) provide easy and accessible angiographic indexes of coronary blood flow that do not require additional coronary artery instrumentation [20].…”
Section: Beyond Epicardial Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Micromentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In normal conditions, the coronary blood flow can triple when required, so a coronary flow reserve above 3.0 is considered as normal. Conversely, a coronary flow reserve < 2.0 is considered as pathological and is associated with poor outcome in patients with cardiovascular disease (Kern et al, 2006;Johnson and Gould, 2012;Díez-Delhoyo et al, 2015). In a study concerning 70 patients presenting septic shock with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, Ikonomidis et al showed a decreased coronary flow reserve, whose intensity was correlated with the severity of the disease.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…CFR was calculated from coronary blood flow velocity measurements, which were derived from Doppler-velocity wire data recorded in real time via a dedicated console [15]. The average peak velocity (APV) at baseline (APVb), and peak hyperemia (APVp) were automatically determined by integrated software.…”
Section: Observational Endpoint 1: Coronary Flow Reservementioning
confidence: 99%