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Fractional Flow Reserve to Distinguish Significant Stenosis

Cut-off values to detect reversible ischemia

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Coronary Pressure

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 195))

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The ultimate goal of every diagnostic method should be to facilitate clinical decision-making and to enable evaluation of the results of therapeutic interventions. This is especially true with respect to physiologic investigations in the catheterization laboratory.

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  2. Cardiovascular Center, Aalst, Belgium

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Pijls, N.H.J., De Bruyne, B. (1997). Fractional Flow Reserve to Distinguish Significant Stenosis. In: Coronary Pressure. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 195. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8834-8_10

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