Impact of sublingual nitroglycerin dosage on FFRCT assessment and coronary luminal volume–to–myocardial mass ratio

Kenneth R. Holmes,Tim A. Fonte,Jonathan R. Weir-McCall,Malcolm Anastasius,Philipp Blanke,Geoffrey W. Payne,Jen Ellis,Darra Murphy,Charles A. Taylor,Jonathon Leipsic,Stephanie L. Sellers

Impact of sublingual nitroglycerin dosage on FFRCT assessment and coronary luminal volume–to–myocardial mass ratio

2019

Kenneth R. Holmes
Tim A. Fonte
Jonathan R. Weir-McCall
Malcolm Anastasius
Philipp Blanke
Geoffrey W. Payne
Jen Ellis
Darra Murphy
Charles A. Taylor
Jonathon Leipsic
Stephanie L. Sellers

Objectives Fractional flow reserve computed tomography (FFRCT) depends upon nitroglycerin (NTG) inducing maximal hyperemia. However, the impact of NTG dosages on FFRCT analysis including coronary volume–to–mass ratio (V/M) is unknown.

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Coronary artery disease
Radiology
Myocardial mass
Fractional flow reserve
Internal medicine
Computed tomography
Computed tomography angiography
Medicine
Cardiology
Vasodilation
Interventional radiology
Circumflex
Coronary arteries
Neuroradiology

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