Phasic changes in arterial blood volume is influenced by collateral blood flow: implications for the quantification of coronary stenosis at rest

摘要

BackgroundThe systolic to diastolic arteriolar blood volume (aBV) ratio derived using myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) can identify the presence of coronary stenosis at rest. There are some patients with moderate to severe coronary stenosis who nonetheless exhibit a normal systolic to disatolic aBV ratio.