Concordance between myocardial perfusion scan assessed by SPECT and fractional flow reserve findings for detection of significant ischemia

Background: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) plays an imperative role in the diagnosis of myocardial ischemia. On the other hand, fractional flow reserve (FFR) has a number of distinctive characteristics that make it particularly appropriate for the functional assessment of coronary artery stenosi...

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Main Authors: Morteza Safi, Mohammad Reza Karimlu, Isa Khaheshi, Bahar Ataeinia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260816300151