Optimal Measurement of Coronary Flow and Microvascular Function in Animals and Humans

Circ Res. 2023 Sep 29;133(8):720-722. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.123.323341. Epub 2023 Aug 31.

Authors

Lennert Minten^{1

2}, Michiel Algoet^{1

3}, Johan Bennett^{1

2}, Wouter Oosterlinck^{1

3}, Bart Meuris^{1

3}, Tom Langenaeken^{1

3}, Stephanie Bézy¹, Laurine Wouters¹, Jürgen Duchenne¹, Alexis Puvrez¹, Senne De Groote¹, Pierluigi Lesizza², Pascal Frederiks², Laurens De Vos², Tom Adriaenssens^{1

2}, Peter Sinnaeve^{1

2}, Walter Desmet^{1

2}, Keir McCutcheon¹, Christophe Dubois^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (L.M., M.A., J.B., W.O., B.M., T.L., S.B., L.W., J.D., A.P., S.D.G., T.A., P.S., W.D., K.M., C.D.).
² Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (L.M., J.B., P.L., P.F., L.D.V., T.A., P.S., W.D., C.D.), University Hospitals Leuven (UZ Leuven), Belgium.
³ Cardiac Surgery (M.A., W.O., B.M., T.L.), University Hospitals Leuven (UZ Leuven), Belgium.

PMID: 37650288
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.123.323341

No abstract available

Keywords: coronary circulation; fractional flow reserve; humans; ischemia; microcirculation; microvascular angina; reproducibility of results.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease*
Coronary Circulation
Coronary Vessels
Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial*
Humans
Microcirculation
Vascular Resistance