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Coronary Reserve in the Human Coronary Circulation

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Coronary Circulation

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Coronary flow reserve was initially measured in animals over 50 years ago. Recent technological advances have resulted in the extension of coronary reserve measurements to humans. Coronary flow reserve can be accurately measured using intracoronary Doppler and digital angiographic methods. Ultrafast computed tomography, positron emission tomography, and contrast echocardiography show future promise for the noninvasive measurement of coronary flow reserve. A host of factors, both related and unrelated to significant cardiac disease, can influence relative measurements of coronary flow reserve. Flow reserve determination is useful in several clinical settings.

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  1. Department of Medicine and The Cardiovascular Center, University of Iowa Hospitals and Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, IA, 52240, USA

    James D. Rossen

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  1. Department of Medical Engineering and Systems Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School, 701-01, Kurashiki, Japan

    Fumihiko Kajiya

  2. Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University and Maritime Heart Centre, Victoria General Hospital, B3H 2Y9, Halifax, N.S., Canada

    Gerald A. Klassen

  3. Department of Medical Physics, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jos A. E. Spaan

  4. Department of Pediatrics and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, 94143, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Julien I. E. Hoffman

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Marcus, M.L., Winniford, M.D., Rossen, J.D. (1990). Coronary Reserve in the Human Coronary Circulation. In: Kajiya, F., Klassen, G.A., Spaan, J.A.E., Hoffman, J.I.E. (eds) Coronary Circulation. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68087-1_22

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