Coronary heart disease other imaging findings

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Coronary angiography

Coronary angiography is useful in evaluating the whole length of the vessel from its origin to its branches. It is useful in identifying any thrombus, stenosis or dissections in coronary vessels. However, accuracy of coronary angiography is limited by subjective interpretation of images^[1]. In addition, the site of current stenoses does not predict the site of a subsequent myocardial infarction^[2].

Fractional flow reserve

References

↑ White CW, Wright CB, Doty DB, Hiratza LF, Eastham CL, Harrison DG; et al. (1984). “Does visual interpretation of the coronary arteriogram predict the physiologic importance of a coronary stenosis?”. N Engl J Med. 310 (13): 819–24. doi:10.1056/NEJM198403293101304. PMID 6700670.
↑ Little WC, Constantinescu M, Applegate RJ, Kutcher MA, Burrows MT, Kahl FR; et al. (1988). “Can coronary angiography predict the site of a subsequent myocardial infarction in patients with mild-to-moderate coronary artery disease?”. Circulation. 78 (5 Pt 1): 1157–66. PMID 3180375.

[pmid6700670-1] White CW, Wright CB, Doty DB, Hiratza LF, Eastham CL, Harrison DG; et al. (1984). “Does visual interpretation of the coronary arteriogram predict the physiologic importance of a coronary stenosis?”. N Engl J Med. 310 (13): 819–24. doi:10.1056/NEJM198403293101304. PMID 6700670.

[pmid3180375-2] Little WC, Constantinescu M, Applegate RJ, Kutcher MA, Burrows MT, Kahl FR; et al. (1988). “Can coronary angiography predict the site of a subsequent myocardial infarction in patients with mild-to-moderate coronary artery disease?”. Circulation. 78 (5 Pt 1): 1157–66. PMID 3180375.

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Coronary heart disease other imaging findings

Coronary angiography

Fractional flow reserve

References

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