The Functional Severity Assessment of Coronary Stenosis Using Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography-Based Myocardial Mass at Risk and Minimal Lumen Diameter

• Main Authors: Kenji Sadamatsu (Author), Kazuhiro Nagaoka (Author), Yasuaki Koga (Author), Kotaro Kagiyama (Author), Kohei Muramatsu (Author), Kiyoshi Hironaga (Author), Hideki Tashiro (Author), Takafumi Ueno (Author), Yoshihiro Fukumoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi-Wiley, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. We investigated whether or not the addition of myocardial mass at risk (MMAR) to quantitative coronary angiography was useful for diagnosing functionally significant coronary stenosis in the daily practice. Methods. We retrospectively enrolled 111 consecutive patients with 149 lesions wh...