Coronary flow reserve - measurement and application: Focus on transthoracic Doppler echocardiography /

This volume discusses the current concepts of the pathophysiology of coronary circulation and methods to measure coronary vasodilatation, with a focus on noninvasive transthoracic doppler echocardiography. In addition, it provides practical insights for patient management.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Petkow-Dimitrow, Paweł
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
Series:	Basic science for the cardiologist ; 13.
Subjects:	Medicine. Nuclear medicine. Cardiology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Blood Flow Regulation in Coronary Circulation
2. The Range of Normal Values for Coronary Flow Reserve and Lesion-Specific Physiological Measurements
3. Application of Noninvasive Doppler Echocardiographic Measurement of Coronary Flow Reserve
4. Noninvasive Methods for Evaluation of Coronary Flow Reserve - Methodological Considerations
5. Stimuli Testing Coronary Flow Reserve
Reference List
Index.