Is There Functional Collateral Flow During Vascular Occlusion in Angiographically Normal Coronary Arteries?
- 6 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 107 (17), 2213-2220
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000066321.03474.da
Abstract
Background— Thus far, it is unknown whether there is functional collateral flow through preexisting anastomoses in patients with angiographically normal coronary arteries. Such preformed coronary collateral vessels could form the basis for subsequently developing protective natural bypasses in the presence of coronary artery disease. Methods and Results— Among 100 patients, the collateral flow index (CFI) was measured in coronary arteries without stenotic lesions. The CFI was determined by simultaneous measurement of mean aortic pressure, central venous pressure, and coronary wedge pressure via a sensor-tipped guidewire at the end of a 1-minute balloon occlusion. Patients were divided in 2 groups according to complete angiographic absence (51 patients) or partial presence (49 patients) of stenotic lesions in coronary arteries other than that undergoing collateral measurement. CFI in all patients (61±10 years; men/women, 69/31) amounted to 0.18±0.08 (range, 0.04 to 0.36). It showed a normal Gaussian freque...Keywords
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