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The Coronary Circulation

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Coronary Pressure

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

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As this book deals with the relationship between coronary pressure and myocardial blood flow, some basic anatomic and physiological concepts should be well understood. This chapter does not claim to be an extensive review of the physiology of the coronary circulation but aims at providing the reader with the anatomic and physiologic background required to understand the principles, advantages, and limitations of the concept of pressure-derived fractional flow reserve.

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Pijls, N.H.J., De Bruyne, B. (1997). The Coronary Circulation. In: Coronary Pressure. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 195. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8834-8_2

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