Abstract
Background :Myocardial ischaemia occurs principally in the subendocardial layer, whereas conventional myocardial perfusion imaging provides no information on the transmural myocardial blood flow (MBF) distribution. Subendocardial perfusion measurements and quantification of the transmural perfusion gradient (TPG) could be more sensitive and specific for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). The current study aimed to determine the impact of lesion severity as assessed by the fractional flow reserve (FFR) on subendocardial perfusion and the TPG using
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2094-2105 |
Journal | European Heart journal |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 31 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |