What is coronary blood flow reserve? Insights using myocardial contrast echocardiography

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Abstract

This review will briefly describe the principles of myocardial contrast echocardiography, and then discuss the clinical and experimental observations that led to the use of this approach to investigate the pathophysiological basis of coronary blood flow reserve. The insights offered by myocardial contrast echocardiography are unique and novel, and highlight the importance of the myocardial capillaries in determining coronary blood flow reserve in health and disease.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Echocardiography
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2012

Keywords

  • Capillary resistance
  • Coronary blood flow reserve
  • Coronary microcirculation
  • Myocardial contrast echocardiography

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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