title: [Assessment of fractional coronary blood flow reserve].
abstract: Coronary angiography despite all its advantages has a number of limitations. In some cases some supplementary means (methods of visualization such as intravascular ultrasound, optical coherent tomography, as well as determination of functional significance of atherosclerotisc lesions by means of measurement of fractional flow reserve) can help contemporary interventional cardiologist in deciding the problem of necessity of revascularization. We present in this review theoretical aspects of estimation of fractional flow reserve, method of its measurement, and drugs used for achievement of maximal hyperemia.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Mironov
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Merkulov
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Samko
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D053805:Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional