Functional coronary angiography for coronary microvascular function: the time has come!

Odayme Quesada^{1

2}, Timothy D Henry¹

Affiliations

¹ The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
² Women's Heart Center, The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Editorial

Odayme Quesada et al. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021.

. 2021 Nov 1;98(5):836-837.

doi: 10.1002/ccd.29971.

Odayme Quesada^{1

2}, Timothy D Henry¹

¹ The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
² Women's Heart Center, The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

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Functional coronary angiography in symptomatic patients with no obstructive coronary artery disease.
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