Search Results - "Willem Bech, G. Jan"

Deferral vs. performance of percutaneous coronary intervention of functionally non-significant coronary stenosis: 15-year follow-up of the DEFER trial by Zimmermann, Frederik M, Ferrara, Angela, Johnson, Nils P, van Nunen, Lokien X, Escaned, Javier, Albertsson, Per, Erbel, Raimund, Legrand, Victor, Gwon, Hyeong-Cheol, Remkes, Wouter S, Stella, Pieter R, van Schaardenburgh, Pepijn, Bech, G Jan Willem, De Bruyne, Bernard, Pijls, Nico H J

“…Stenting an angiographically intermediate but functionally non-significant stenosis is controversial. Nevertheless, it has been questioned if deferral of a…”
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What can intracoronary pressure measurements tell us about flow reserve? Pressure‐Bounded coronary flow reserve and example application to the randomized DEFER trial by Zimmermann, Frederik M., Pijls, Nico H. J., De Bruyne, Bernard, Bech, G. Jan‐Willem, van Schaardenburgh, Pepijn, Kirkeeide, Richard L., Gould, K. Lance, Johnson, Nils P.

“…Objective We propose a novel technique called pressure‐bounded coronary flow reserve (pb‐CFR) and demonstrate its application to the randomized DEFER trial…”
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A Black and White Response to the “Gray Zone” for Fractional Flow Reserve Measurements by Johnson, Nils P., MD, MS, Pijls, Nico H.J., MD, PhD, De Bruyne, Bernard, MD, PhD, Bech, G. Jan Willem, MD, PhD, Kirkeeide, Richard L., PhD, Gould, K. Lance, MD

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Fractional flow reserve to determine the appropriateness of angioplasty in moderate coronary stenosis: A randomized trial by WILLEM BECH, G. Jan, DE BRUYNE, Bernard, WIJNS, William, PIJLS, Nico H. J, DE MUINCK, Ebo D, HOORNTJE, Jan C. A, ESCANED, Javier, STELLA, Pieter R, BOERSMA, Eric, BARTUNEK, Jozef, KOOLEN, Jacques J

“…PTCA of a coronary stenosis without documented ischemia at noninvasive stress testing is often performed, but its benefit is unproven. Coronary…”
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Usefulness of fractional flow reserve to predict clinical outcome after balloon angioplasty by BECH, G. J. W, PIJLS, N. H. J, DE BRUYNE, B, PEELS, K. H, MICHELS, H. R, BONNIER, H. J. R. M, KOOLEN, J. J

“…After regular coronary balloon angioplasty, it would be helpful to identify those patients who have a low cardiac event rate. Coronary angiography alone is not…”
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Coronary thermodilution to assess flow reserve validation in humans by PIJLS, Nico H. J, DE BRUYNE, Bernard, SMITH, Leif, AARNOUDSE, Wilbert, BARBATO, Emanuele, BARTUNEK, Jozef, BECH, G. Jan, VAN DE VOSSE, Frans

“…Guide wire-based simultaneous measurement of fractional flow reserve (FFR) and coronary flow reserve (CFR) is important to understand microvascular disease of…”
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Coronary pressure measurement to assess the hemodynamic significance of serial stenoses within one coronary artery: Validation in humans by PIJLS, Nico H. J, DE BRUYNE, Bernard, BECH, G. Jan, LIISTRO, Francesco, HEYNDRICKX, Guy R, BONNIER, Hans J. R. M, KOOLEN, Jacques J

“…When several stenoses are present within 1 coronary artery, the hemodynamic significance of each stenosis is influenced by the presence of the other(s), and…”
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Quantification of recruitable coronary collateral blood flow in conscious humans and its potential to predict future ischemic events by Pijls, Nico H.J., Willem Bech, G. Jan, El Gamal, Mamdouh I.H., Bonnier, Hans J.R.M., De Bruyne, Bernard, Koolen, Jacques J., Van Gelder, Berry, Rolf Michels, H.

“…Objectives. The present study was designed to evaluate the applicability of a pressure-flow equation for quantitative calculation of recruitable collateral…”
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Long-term follow-up after deferral of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of intermediate stenosis on the basis of coronary pressure measurement by BECH, G. J. W, DE BRUYNE, B, BONNIER, H. J. R. M, BARTUNEK, J, WIJNS, W, PEELS, K, HEYNDRICKX, G. R, KOOLEN, J. J, PIJLS, N. H. J

“…This study sought to determine the safety of deferral of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of angiographically intermediate but…”
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Clinical assessment of functional stenosis severity: Use of coronary pressure measurements for the decision to bypass a lesion by Pijls, Nico H.J., Bech, G. Jan Willem, De Bruyne, Bernard, van Straten, Albert

“…In the selection of patients eligible for minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (MICABG), knowledge about the pathophysiologic significance of…”
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