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Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 4/2017

01-08-2017 | Letter to the Editor

Fractional flow reserve as an indicator of coronary circulation with special reference to kidney function

Author: Tomoyuki Kawada, MD

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 4/2017

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Xaplanteris et al1 reviewed physiological indicators via catheterization to know the level of coronary circulation. Among them, fractional flow reserve (FFR) value has been used for evaluating severity of coronary stenosis. As there was no information on the relationship between FFR and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the article, I present some references. …
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Mohandas R, Segal MS, Huo T, Handberg EM, Petersen JW, Johnson BD, et al. Renal function and coronary microvascular dysfunction in women with symptoms/signs of ischemia. PLoS One 2015;10:e0125374.CrossRef
Metadata
Title
Fractional flow reserve as an indicator of coronary circulation with special reference to kidney function
Author
Tomoyuki Kawada, MD
Publication date
01-08-2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-017-0786-2

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