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Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Takotsubo Syndrome Assessed by Angiography-Derived Index of Microcirculatory Resistance: A Pressure-Wire-Free Tool

Jordi Sans-Roselló,
Estefanía Fernández-Peregrina,
Albert Duran-Cambra,
Jose Carreras-Mora,
Alessandro Sionis,
Jesús Álvarez-García and
Hector M. Garcia-Garcia

J. Clin. Med.2021, 10(19), 4331;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194331

23 September 2021

Background: Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) has been proposed as a key mechanism in Takotsubo syndrome (TTS). The non-hyperaemic angiography-derived index of microcirculatory resistance (NH-IMRangio) has been validated as a pressure-wire-fre...

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Role of Final Kissing Balloon Inflation in Left Main Distal Bifurcation Single Stenting: Insights from Angiographic Microvascular Resistance

En Chen,
Danqing Hu,
Hong Zheng,
Lianglong Chen and
Wei Cai

Medicina2025, 61(11), 2062;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61112062

19 November 2025

Background and Objectives: The roles of final kissing balloon inflation (FKBI) in single stenting remain controversial, with no prior studies evaluating its impact on angiographic restenosis from the perspective of coronary microcirculation. This stu...

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Validation of a Novel Coronary Angiography-Derived Quantitative Functional Assessment Compared with Wire-Based FFR and IMR: The Prospective Multicenter FAIR Study

Changwu Xu,
Qiang Xue,
Jianwen Liang,
Guosheng Fu,
Qiang Wu,
Qing Jin,
Wenbin Wei,
Fuyu Qiu,
Huali Yao and
Hong Jiang

J. Clin. Med.2025, 14(13), 4503;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14134503

25 June 2025

Background: Synchronous computation of coronary angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (CAG-FFR) and coronary angiography-derived index of microcirculatory resistance (CAG-IMR) is a novel coronary angiography-based method for on-site assessment...

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Relationship Between Noninvasive Doppler-Derived Coronary Flow Reserve Measured by Transthoracic Echocardiography and Angiography Thermodilution-Measured Coronary Flow Reserve and the Index of Microcirculatory Resistance in Patients with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries

Milenko Čanković,
Aleksandra Milovančev,
Snežana Tadić,
Maja Stefanović,
Milovan Petrović,
Mila Kovačević,
Igor Tomas,
Dragana Dabović,
Vladimir Ivanović and
Aleksandra Ilić
+ 5 authors

Biomedicines2025, 13(2), 466;https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines13020466

14 February 2025

Background/Objectives: Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is emerging as a critical factor in patients presenting with anginal symptoms without obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). This study aims to investigate the relationship between i...

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Coronary Microcirculation: The Next Frontier in the Management of STEMI

Dejan Milasinovic,
Olga Nedeljkovic,
Ruzica Maksimovic,
Dragana Sobic-Saranovic,
Djordje Dukic,
Vladimir Zobenica,
Dario Jelic,
Milorad Zivkovic,
Vladimir Dedovic and
Sanja Stankovic
+ 2 authors

J. Clin. Med.2023, 12(4), 1602;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12041602

17 February 2023

Although the widespread adoption of timely invasive reperfusion strategies over the last two decades has significantly improved the prognosis of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), up to half of patients after angiograph...

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