Coronary Flow Evaluation in Heart Transplant Patients Compared to Healthy Controls Documents the Superiority of Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve Companion as Diagnostic and Prognostic Tool

Coronary Flow Evaluation in Heart Transplant Patients Compared to Healthy Controls Documents the Superiority of Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve Companion as Diagnostic and Prognostic Tool

BackgroundDistinct contributions by functional or structural alterations of coronary microcirculation in heart transplantation (HT) and their prognostic role have not been fully elucidated. We aimed to identify the mechanisms of coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) in HT and their prognostic imp...

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Main Authors: Annagrazia Cecere, Peter L. M. Kerkhof, Giovanni Civieri, Annalisa Angelini, Antonio Gambino, Angela Fraiese, Tomaso Bottio, Elena Osto, Giulia Famoso, Marny Fedrigo, Enrico Giacomin, Giuseppe Toscano, Roberta Montisci, Sabino Iliceto, Gino Gerosa, Francesco Tona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
coronary flow reserve
microcirculation
heart transplant
companion metric
prognosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.887370/full

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