Coronary flow reserve is related to the extension and transmurality of myocardial necrosis and predicts functional recovery after acute myocardial infarction.

Montisci RobertaMassimo RuscazioFrancesco TonaFrancesco CorbettiCristiano SaraisMaria Francesca MarchettiLuisa CacciavillaniSabino IlicetoMartina Perazzolo MarraLuigi Meloni

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2019)

Preservation of microvascular function after AMI is related to the extent of transmurality of myocardial necrosis, is an important factor influencing regional LV recovery, and can be monitored by noninvasive CFR.

Keyphrases

acute myocardial infarction
left ventricular
percutaneous coronary intervention
coronary artery disease
aortic stenosis
coronary artery
heart failure
aortic valve
transcatheter aortic valve replacement