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FFR measurements are highly repeatable in the short time and, provided that no change occurs at the level of both the macro- and microcirculation, also over prolonged courses of time.
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Fineschi, M. (2016). Long-Term Repeatability of FFR: Twin Measurements with Two Years In-Between. In: Gori, T., Fineschi, M. (eds) Atlas of FFR-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Interventions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47116-7_11
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