Effects of high doses of intracoronary adenosine on the assessment of fractional flow reserve

Maximal hyperemia is the critical prerequisite for FFR assessment. Despite IV adenosine currently representing the recommended approach, IC administration of adenosine constitutes a valuable alternative in everyday practice. However, it is surprisingly unclear which IC strategy allows the achievemen...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Khashaba, Ayman Mortada, Azza Omran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111026081300149X