Original InvestigationImpact of Microvascular Obstruction on the Assessment of Coronary Flow Reserve, Index of Microcirculatory Resistance, and Fractional Flow Reserve After ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
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Key Words
primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Abbreviations and Acronyms
CFR
coronary flow reserve
CMR
cardiac magnetic resonance
FFR
fractional flow reserve
IACP
invasive assessment of coronary physiology
IMR
index of microcirculatory resistance
LGE
late gadolinium enhancement
MVO
microvascular obstruction
Pa
mean aortic pressure
Pd
mean distal coronary pressure
PPCI
primary percutaneous coronary intervention
QCA
quantitative coronary angiography
STEMI
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
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Dr. Cuculi was supported by fellowship grants from the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF). Prof. Banning and Dr. Kharbanda are partially funded by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Unit and contributed equally to this manuscript and are joint senior authors. Prof. Banning has received an unrestricted research grant from Boston Scientific Corp. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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