The Influence of Epicardial Resistance on Microvascular Resistance Reserve.
Thabo MahendiranDario BertoloneMichele Mattia ViscusiEmanuele GallinoroDanielle C J KeulardsCarlos ColletJeroen SonckAdriaan WilgenhofNico H J PijlsBernard De BruynePublished in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2024)
MRR, unlike CFR, is minimally influenced by epicardial resistance, and thus should be considered the more specific index of microvascular function. This suggests that MRR can also reliably evaluate microvascular function in patients with significant epicardial disease.
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