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Blood velocity measurements during selective coronary angiography before and after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2966678     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The velocity of blood flowing down a coronary artery may provide an index of myocardial perfusion, independent of the need for measuring the amount of myocardium supplied by a vessel. The velocity of the leading edge of contrast material was therefore measured before and after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in 15 patients utilizing digitized images from routine coronary angiography. The velocity (mean +/- SD) before percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in the 15 patients was 11.9 +/- 6.0 cm/s, increasing to 21.7 +/- 8.7 cm/s after (P less than 0.01). There was a correlation between the percent change in velocity and the change in percent stenosis before and after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (r = 0.65; P less than 0.001). The mean absolute interobserver and intraobserver variabilities for the velocity measurements were 2.1 and 1.8 cm/s, respectively. Measurement of coronary flow velocity from data obtained at the time of routine coronary angiography is an easily performed reproducible technique, which may be used to assess the results of an intervention such as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
Authors:
R A Nishimura; D R Holmes; A A Bove; P R Julsrud; E L Ritman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis     Volume:  14     ISSN:  0098-6569     ISO Abbreviation:  Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn     Publication Date:  1988  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-06-16     Completed Date:  1988-06-16     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7508512     Medline TA:  Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  85-91     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Absorptiometry, Photon / methods
Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon*
Blood Flow Velocity*
Constriction, Pathologic
Coronary Angiography*
Coronary Circulation*
Coronary Disease / physiopathology*,  radiography,  therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Methods
Middle Aged
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