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Review Article

Technical aspects and limitations of fractional flow reserve measurement

Stepan Jerabek2nd Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Praha, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Tomas Kovarnik2nd Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Praha, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 9-16 | Received 16 Jan 2018, Accepted 20 Feb 2018, Published online: 27 Feb 2018

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