Computed tomography perfusion to assess physiological significance of coronary stenosis in the post-FAME era (Fractional Flow Reserve versus Angiography for Multivessel Evaluation)

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland. Electronic address: araia@nih.gov.

Editorial

Andrew E Arai. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013.

. 2013 Oct 15;62(16):1486-7.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.056. Epub 2013 Jun 15.

¹ Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland. Electronic address: araia@nih.gov.

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Keywords: computed tomography; coronary angiography; coronary vessels; diagnostic accuracy; stents.

Comment on

Computed tomography angiography and myocardial computed tomography perfusion in patients with coronary stents: prospective intraindividual comparison with conventional coronary angiography.
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