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Validation of Fractional Flow Reserve in Animals

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Coronary Pressure

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 195))

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As outlined in the previous chapter, fractional flow reserve (FFR) expresses maximum achievable blood flow in the presence of a coronary stenosis as a ratio to normal maximum flow. In other words: maximum flow in a stenotic coronary artery and maximum flow to the myocardium supplied by that artery are expressed as a fraction of normal maximum coronary and myocardial blood flow (FFR cor and FFR myo , respectively). The main aim of this animal study in dogs was to validate experimentally the basic pressure-flow equations as described in chapter 4.

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Pijls, N.H.J., De Bruyne, B. (2000). Validation of Fractional Flow Reserve in Animals. In: Coronary Pressure. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 195. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9564-3_7

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