Early recovery of coronary flow reserve after stent implantation as assessed by positron emission tomography
Istvan Kosa, MD ,1,
Rudolf Blasini, MDa,
Jan Schneider-Eicke, MD ,
Timm Dickfeld, MDa,
Franz J. Neumann, MDa,
Sibylle Ziegler, PhD ,
Ichiro Matsunari, MD ,
Jodi Neverve, BS ,
Albert Schömig, MDa and
Markus Schwaiger, MD, FACC
a Department of Internal Medicine, München, Germany
Department ofNuclear Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, der Technische Universität, München, Germany

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Figure 1 Coronary flow at rest and during adenosine-induced vasodilation in remote and stented vascular territories in 14 patients.
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Figure 2 Coronary flow reserve in remote and stented vascular territories.
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