Quirino Ciampi, Lauro Cortigiani, Nicola Gaibazzi, Fausto Rigo, Angela Zagatina, Karina Wierzbowska-Drabik, Jaroslaw D Kasprzak, Ana Djordjevic-Dikic, Maciej Haberka, Andrea Barbieri, Ylenia Bartolacelli, Mauro Pepi, Scipione Carerj, Bruno Villari, Patricia A Pellikka, Eugenio Picano
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) have a heterogeneous prognosis, and assessment of coronary physiology with coronary flow velocity (CFV) and coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) may complement established predictors based on wall motion and EF. METHODS AND RESULTS: In a prospective multicenter study design, we enrolled 1,408 HF patients (age 66 ± 12 years, 1,035 men), with EF <50%, 743 (53%) with coronary artery disease, and 665 (47%) with normal coronary arteries...
2023: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine