A Lack of Reserve: Recognizing the Large Impact of Small Vessels in the Heart

Circulation. 2018 Jul 24;138(4):424-428. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.031602. Epub 2018 Jul 23.
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Keywords: angina; coronary flow reserve; coronary microvascular dysfunction; heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease; stable ischemic heart disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angina Pectoris / diagnostic imaging
  • Angina Pectoris / physiopathology
  • Angina Pectoris / therapy*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology
  • Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
  • Coronary Restenosis / etiology
  • Coronary Restenosis / physiopathology
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Stenosis / physiopathology
  • Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / physiopathology*
  • Drug-Eluting Stents
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial*
  • Humans
  • Microcirculation*
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / methods
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention* / adverse effects
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention* / instrumentation
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Treatment Outcome