Coronary flow reserve and cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: European heart journal Vol. 43; no. 16; p. 1582
• Main Authors: Kelshiker, Mihir A, Seligman, Henry, Howard, James P, Rahman, Haseeb, Foley, Michael, Nowbar, Alexandra N, Rajkumar, Christopher A, Shun-Shin, Matthew J, Ahmad, Yousif, Sen, Sayan, Al-Lamee, Rasha, Petraco, Ricardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 19.04.2022
• Subjects: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Cardiovascular System; Coronary Artery Disease; Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial; Humans; Myocardial Ischemia; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Coronary flow reserve; Interventional; Cardiovascular risk; Cardiology; Microvascular disease

This meta-analysis aims to quantify the association of reduced coronary flow with all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) across a broad range of patient groups and pathologies. We systematically identified all studies between 1 January 2000 and 1 August 2020, where corona...