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19961,842 citationsJournal Article

Authors

C. Michael Gibson · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Christopher P. Cannon · Brigham and Women's Hospital

William Daley · Brigham and Women's Hospital

James T. Dodge · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Barbara T. Alexander · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Susan J. Marble · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Carolyn H. McCabe

Abstract

The CTFC is a simple, reproducible, objective and quantitative index of coronary flow that allows standardization of TIMI flow grades and facilitates comparisons of angiographic end points between trials. Disordered resistance vessel function may account in part for reductions in flow in the early hours after thrombolysis.

Topics & Keywords

Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 93, Issue 5, pp. 879-888

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.93.5.879

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 17.59