title: Conflicting functional assessment of stenoses in patients with previous myocardial infarction.
abstract: The utility of fractional flow reserve, absolute and relative flow reserve, and intravascular ultrasound may have an impact on decision-making for percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with previous myocardial infarction and microvascular dysfunction. The role for fractional flow reserve, absolute and relative flow reserve, and intravascular ultrasound is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA. malees01@louisville.edu
authors.forename: Massoud A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Leesar
authors.forename: Talal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abdul-Baki
authors.forename: Vankata
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yalamanchili
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hakim
authors.forename: Morton
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kern
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D002306:Cardiac Volume / Q000502:physiology; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional