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Physiological Assessment of Coronary Stenoses and the Microcirculation / edited by Javier Escaned, Justin Davies.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Escaned, Javier, editor.
Davies, Justin, editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Medicine.
Radiology.
Interventional radiology.
Cardiology.
Medicine & Public Health.
Imaging / Radiology.
Diagnostic Radiology.
Interventional Radiology.
Local Subjects:
Medicine & Public Health.
Cardiology.
Imaging / Radiology.
Diagnostic Radiology.
Interventional Radiology.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (XIII, 313 pages 158 illustrations, 131 illustrations in color.)
Contained In:
Springer eBooks
Place of Publication:
London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
System Details:
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Summary:
Since the introduction of coronary angiography, a key technique in understanding coronary artery disease, a number of paradigms regarding its study and interpretation have taken place. Following an emphasis on improved angiographic and subsequent intracoronary imaging techniques, functional assessment of coronary circulation has demonstrated to have major implications for diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease. Fractional flow reserve, a pressure derived index of stenosis severity, constitutes the best example of the current importance of physiological assessment in clinical practice. However, the acceptance of FFR by cardiologists contrasts with important voids in knowledge on the basic principles of coronary physiology and of other available techniques that, as an alternative to FFR, allow a more comprehensive assessment of coronary circulation. This is particularly noticeable in the assessment of microcirculation, an unavoidable compartment of coronary circulation that is frequently affected in acute coronary syndromes of in the presence of cardiovascular risk factors or non-coronary heart disease. A deeper understanding of the relationship between epicardial vessel and microcirculatory involvement has started with the advent of newer imaging techniques like invasive optical coherence tomography, and non-invasive CT and NMR techniques. This book aims to be an indispensable tool for clinicians and researches in the field of coronary artery disease. It provides a balanced, comprehensive review of anatomy, physiology and available techniques, discusses both the diagnosis of epicardial vessel and microcirculatory disease, the impact of different diseases at different levels of coronary circulation, and the best way to address a separate or combined assessment of different levels of coronary circulation. .
Contents:
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
Part 1. The Coronary Circulation in Health and Disease
STRUCTURE AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE CORONARY CIRCULATION
A historical perspective on coronary circulation
The anatomy of epicardial ,coronary arteries and veins
The structure of transmural vessels and coronary microcirculation
Regulation of coronary blood flow
Myocardial metabolism and blood supply
Coronary capacitance and the myocardial pump model
Extravascular compression and vascular waterfalls
Extrinsic neural control of blood flow
Hemodynamic effects of epicardial stenoses
Modification of shear stress by stenoses
Phasic characteristics in coronary blood flow
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN CORONARY CIRCULATION
Epicardial coronary stenosis
Microvascular remodelling
Microvascular obstruction
Extravascular compression of the microcirculation
Endothelial dysfunction
Collateral development
EFFECT OF SPECIFIC PATHOLOGIES ON EPICARDIAL VESSELS AND THE MICROCIRCULATION
Hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy
Diabetes
Dyslipidemia
Atherosclerosis. Acute coronary syndromes
Atherosclerosis. Chronic ischemia
Acute and chronic effects of percutaneous coronary interventions
Valvular heart disease
Part II. Invasive Assessment of the Coronary Circulation in the Catheterization Laboratory
FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE (FFR)
Understanding fractional flow reserve
Current evidence on FFR as a clinical tool
Application of fractional flow reserve to specific stenosis subsets
INSTANTANEOUS WAVE FREE RATIO (iFR)
Physiological principles of iFR
Validation of iFR. Clinical registries
Application of iFR in clinical scenarios
CORONARY FLOW RESERVE
Understanding coronary flow reserve
Use of Doppler-tipped guidewires to calculate coronary flow reserve
Relative and adjusted coronary flow reserve
Use of the thermodilution principle to calculate coronary flow reserve
INDICES OF CORONARY RESISTANCE
Understanding indices of coronary resistance
Stenosis resistance estimated from pressure-flow relationships
Myocardial resistance estimated with thermodilution and pressure
Microcirculatory resistance calculated from intracoronary pressure and Doppler
Integration of pressure and flow indices of coronary stenosis severity
WAVE INTENSITY ANALYSIS
Understanding wave intensity analysis
Wave patterns in coronary flow in health and disease
Changes in WIA coronary patterns during trans-arterial valve implantation
ASSESSMENT OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION
Understanding endothelial modulation of vascular tone
Assessment of endothelial dysfunction with acetylcholine challenge
Other methods to assess endothelial dysfunction
RESEARCH MODELS
Relevant differences between coronary circulation in human and experimental animal models
Computerised fluid dynamics applied to modelling of coronary circulation.
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9781447152453
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