coronary vasodilator reserve

coronary vasodilator reserve

Coronary vasodilator response The ratio of maximal to basal coronary blood flow, which can be used as a functional index of the severity of coronary artery stenosis; the CVR also correlates with the geometry of the stenosis by quantitative arteriography

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