Acute ischemic dysfunction alters coronary flow reserve in remote nonischemic regions: Potential mechanical etiology identified in an acute canine model
Daher E, Dione D, Heller E, Holahan J, DeMan P, Shen M, Hu J, Sinusas A. Acute ischemic dysfunction alters coronary flow reserve in remote nonischemic regions: Potential mechanical etiology identified in an acute canine model. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2000, 7: 112-122. PMID: 10796000, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(00)90031-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary flow reserveRemote nonischemic regionsProximal occlusionNonischemic regionsThickening fractionCanine modelDistal occlusionCoronary flowIschemic areaFlow reserveMechanical etiologyLeft ventricleLeft circumflex artery regionAnterior descending (LAD) coronary artery occlusionProgressive decreaseAnesthetized open-chest canine modelCoronary artery occlusionExtent of ischemiaGlobal hemodynamic parametersProximal coronary occlusionRegional ischemic dysfunctionAcute canine modelImportant clinical implicationsOpen-chest canine modelMicrosphere blood flow