Comparative Visual Analysis of Coronary Slow Flow and Myocardial Blush Grade in Relation to Invasive Testing for Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction
Our findings suggest that, while readily available and previously used for diagnosis, the angiographic findings of CSF and MBG do not reliably indicate the presence of CMD in ANOCA patients. Therefore, dedicated CFT should be pursued if there is clinical suspicion of CMD.
Authors
- Ron Waksman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4063-9226)
- Matteo Cellamare
- Vojtěch Čermák (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9466-3654)
- Abhishek Chaturvedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0241-2845)
- Hayder Hashim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2194-5428)
- Vidya Sawant
- Brian C. Case (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5355-9594)
- Ryan Wallace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3662-2832)
- Cheng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4900-231X)
- Andrew P. Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5222-049X)
- Sevket Tolga Ozturk
- Flavia Tejada Frisancho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6227-3720)
Institutions
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.70246
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.36