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European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on November 30, 2005
European Heart Journal 2006 27(2):123-124; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi640
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Assessment of the collateral circulation of the heart

Nico H.J. Pijls*

Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 1350, 5602 ZA Eindhoven, The Netherlands

* Corresponding author.E-mail address: nico.pijls@inter.nl.net

This editorial refers to ‘Collateral-flow measurements in humans by myocardial contrast echocardiography: validation of coronary pressure-derived collateral-flow assessment’{dagger} by R. Vogel et al., on page 157

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Ever since the development of coronary angiography in the early 1960s, the collateral circulation of the heart has fascinated cardiologists and has been the subject of sometimes contradictory and speculative theories. The basis for systematic study of the collateral circulation has been provided by the seminal work of Schaper,1 who started to perform experimental studies as early as 40 years ago and who related coronary wedge or occlusion pressure to the extent of the collateral circulation.

Immediately after the introduction of coronary angioplasty, Grüntzig also recognized that measurement of coronary occlusion pressure contained valuable information about presence of collaterals . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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