Abstract
Evolution of coronary artery disease is characterized by a broad spectrum of pathological patterns identified by means of repeated coronary angiography. An exact classification is difficult for several reasons:
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Progression of coronary artery disease might very well be different in each patient, or even in each individual coronary artery.
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Subjective estimation of changes in coronary anatomy from angiograms is fraught with both intra- and interobserver variability.
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The degree of obstruction might change due to disproportionate vasodilation of the prestenotic and the stenotic segment, either spontaneously or after application of vasodilator drugs.
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Rafflenbeul, W., Peters, S., Kreft, M., Lichtlen, P.R. (1983). Quantitative Coronary Angiography: Progression and Regression of Coronary Artery Disease Over 3–5 Year Intervals. In: Roskamm, H. (eds) Prognosis of Coronary Heart Disease Progression of Coronary Arteriosclerosis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69052-5_21
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