Why the study?
Is Coronary Flow Reserve a comprehensive indicator of cardiovascular risk factors in subjects with chest pain and a normal coronary angiogram?
Is Coronary Flow Reserve a comprehensive indicator of cardiovascular risk factors in subjects with chest pain and a normal coronary angiogram?
Coronary flow reserve may serve as a comprehensive indicator of cardiovascular risk factors in patients presenting with chest pain but normal coronary angiograms.
May support CFR for risk assessment in chest pain with normal angiograms; leaves open routine use pending prospective validation.
CFR can be a comprehensive indicator of cardiovascular risk factors, including parameters of the FRSS, in subjects with chest pain and a normal coronary angiogram.
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