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Normal coronary physiology assessed by intracoronary Doppler ultrasound. 2005

Carolyn M Webb, and Peter Collins, and Carlo Di Mario

Cardiac Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, and Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust, London, UK.

There is a natural need to measure flow in normal as well as diseased coronary arteries since the reestablishment of normal flow is the aim of most coronary interventions. Miniaturization has enabled positioning both proximal and distal within the coronary anatomy and improved accuracy of Doppler velocity measurements. Measurement of coronary flow reserve adds functional data to coronary angiographic anatomic description, and quantitation of flow, achieved by combining Doppler velocity. Although new techniques involving transthoracic Doppler and magnetic resonance imaging are currently being developed and refined to measure coronary flow velocity and volume flow noninvasively, the role of intracoronary Doppler remains secure particularly for the coronary interventional physician.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D012016	Reference Values	The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality.	Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D001783	Blood Flow Velocity	A value equal to the total volume flow divided by the cross-sectional area of the vascular bed.	Blood Flow Velocities,Flow Velocities, Blood,Flow Velocity, Blood,Velocities, Blood Flow,Velocity, Blood Flow
D003326	Coronary Circulation	The circulation of blood through the CORONARY VESSELS of the HEART.	Circulation, Coronary
D003331	Coronary Vessels	The veins and arteries of the HEART.	Coronary Arteries,Sinus Node Artery,Coronary Veins,Arteries, Coronary,Arteries, Sinus Node,Artery, Coronary,Artery, Sinus Node,Coronary Artery,Coronary Vein,Coronary Vessel,Sinus Node Arteries,Vein, Coronary,Veins, Coronary,Vessel, Coronary,Vessels, Coronary
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014662	Vasoconstrictor Agents	Drugs used to cause constriction of the blood vessels.	Vasoactive Agonist,Vasoactive Agonists,Vasoconstrictor,Vasoconstrictor Agent,Vasoconstrictor Drug,Vasopressor Agent,Vasopressor Agents,Vasoconstrictor Drugs,Vasoconstrictors,Agent, Vasoconstrictor,Agent, Vasopressor,Agents, Vasoconstrictor,Agents, Vasopressor,Agonist, Vasoactive,Agonists, Vasoactive,Drug, Vasoconstrictor,Drugs, Vasoconstrictor
D014665	Vasodilator Agents	Drugs used to cause dilation of the blood vessels.	Vasoactive Antagonists,Vasodilator,Vasodilator Agent,Vasodilator Drug,Vasorelaxant,Vasodilator Drugs,Vasodilators,Vasorelaxants,Agent, Vasodilator,Agents, Vasodilator,Antagonists, Vasoactive,Drug, Vasodilator,Drugs, Vasodilator
D015150	Echocardiography, Doppler	Measurement of intracardiac blood flow using an M-mode and/or two-dimensional (2-D) echocardiogram while simultaneously recording the spectrum of the audible Doppler signal (e.g., velocity, direction, amplitude, intensity, timing) reflected from the moving column of red blood cells.	Doppler Echocardiography,Echocardiography, Continuous Doppler,Echocardiography, Two-Dimensional Doppler,2-D Doppler Echocardiography,2D Doppler Echocardiography,Continuous Doppler Echocardiography,Doppler Echocardiography, 2-D,Doppler Echocardiography, 2D,Doppler Echocardiography, Continuous,Doppler Echocardiography, Two-Dimensional,Echocardiography, 2-D Doppler,Echocardiography, 2D Doppler,Two-Dimensional Doppler Echocardiography,2 D Doppler Echocardiography,Doppler Echocardiography, 2 D,Doppler Echocardiography, Two Dimensional,Echocardiography, 2 D Doppler,Echocardiography, Two Dimensional Doppler,Two Dimensional Doppler Echocardiography
D018084	Ultrasonography, Interventional	The use of ultrasound to guide minimally invasive surgical procedures such as needle ASPIRATION BIOPSY; DRAINAGE; etc. Its widest application is intravascular ultrasound imaging but it is useful also in urology and intra-abdominal conditions.	Ultrasonography, Intravascular,Ultrasound, Interventional,Interventional Ultrasonography,Intravascular Ultrasonography,Interventional Ultrasound