Long-term changes in coronary physiology after aortic valve replacement

Conclusions: CFR in the LAD increased significantly at follow-up although global hyperaemic flow and minimal microvascular resistance remained unchanged. Thus, a decrease in resting flow was the cause of CFR improvement. CFR improvement was associated with reduction in LVSW.PMID:36239118 | DOI:10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00621

Source: EuroIntervention - October 14, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Muhammad Sabbah Niels T Olsen Lene Holmvang Hans-Henrik Tilsted Frants Pedersen Francis Richard Joshi Rikke S ørensen Reza Jabbari Ketina Arslani Lars Sondergaard Thomas Engstr øm Jacob Thomsen L ønborg Source Type: research