Population
43 patients with severe aortic valve disease (aortic stenosis and/or regurgitation)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May differentiate coronary perfusion timing by lesion type; leaves open effects on ischemia or outcomes.
Retrograde coronary artery flow is universally present in severe aortic valve disease, with its timing in the cardiac cycle dependent on the specific type of valvular lesion.
Carroll et al. (1976) studied this question.
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