Angiography-derived index of microcirculatory resistance as a novel, pressure-wire-free tool to assess coronary microcirculation in ST elevation myocardial infarction

Immediate assessment of coronary microcirculation during treatment of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) may facilitate patient stratification for targeted treatment algorithms. Use of pressure-wire to measure the index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) is possible but has inevitable prac...

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Main Authors: De Maria, GL, Scarsini, R, Shanmuganathan, M, Kotronias, RA, Terentes-Printzios, D, Borlotti, A, Langrish, JP, Lucking, AJ, Choudhury, RP, Kharbanda, R, Ferreira, VM, Oxford Acute Myocardial Infarction (OXAMI) Study Investigators, Channon, KM, Garcia-Garcia, HM, Banning, AP
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2020