Methods to investigate coronary microvascular function in clinical practice

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2013 Jan;14(1):1-18. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328351680f.

Abstract

A growing amount of data is increasingly showing the relevance of coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMVD) in several clinical contexts. This article reviews techniques and clinical investigations of the main noninvasive and invasive methods proposed to study coronary microcirculation and to identify CMVD in the presence of normal coronary arteries, also trying to provide indications for their application in clinical practice.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis
  • Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology*
  • Coronary Circulation / physiology*
  • Diagnostic Imaging / methods*
  • Humans
  • Microcirculation / physiology*