The purpose of this study was to compare coronary flow reserve (CFR) capacity of penetrating intramyocardial coronary artery (PICA) using transthoracic Doppler echocardiography and biochemical marker of myocardial fibrosis in hypertension (HTN).
Relation between flow reserve capacity of penetrating intramyocardial coronary arteries and myocardial fibrosis in hypertension: study using transthoracic Doppler echocardiography.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, TheCatholic University of Korea, St Mary's Hospital, Youngdungpo-ku, Seoul, Korea. younhj@catholic.ac.kr