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Main Authors: Ahmet Tas, Yaren Alan, Ilke Kara Tas, Omer E. Aydin, Zeynep Atay, Sule Yilmaz, Alp Ozcan, Tim P. van de Hoef, Sabahattin Umman, Jan J. Piek, Murat Sezer
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Published: Wiley 2025
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Online Access:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/micc.70021
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  • Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction Alters the Pulsatile Behavior of the Resting Coronary Blood Flow Ahmet Tas Yaren Alan Ilke Kara Tas Omer E. Aydin Zeynep Atay Sule Yilmaz Alp Ozcan Tim P. van de Hoef Sabahattin Umman Jan J. Piek Murat Sezer Microcirculation ABSTRACTBackgroundVariations in resting pulsatile coronary flow velocity acceleration/deceleration characteristics (dU/dt) with respect to epicardial lesions and coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) remain incompletely understood.MethodThe coronary dU/dt pattern was extracted from the first derivative of the intracoronary Doppler velocity signal. Univariable and multivariable models evaluated the relationships between the dU/dt amplitudes, epicardial disease as well as CMD, defined by a blunted coronary flow reserve (CFR) adjusted for the concomitant epicardial disease severity (fractional flow reserve, FFR) yielding the microvascular resistance reserve (MRR). Functional CMD was defined by a blunted MRR (≤ 3.0) but normal hyperemic microvascular resistance (hMR < 2.5) whereas structural CMD was defined by a blunted MRR (≤ 3.0) combined with increased hMR (≥ 2.5). Six major acceleration or deceleration peaks were identified in each cardiac cycle; these were a (amplitude of peak diastolic acceleration), b (amplitude of early diastolic deceleration nadir), c (amplitude of peak diastolic re‐acceleration), j (amplitude of end‐diastolic deceleration nadir), x (amplitude of peak systolic acceleration), and z (amplitude of end‐systolic deceleration nadir) waves.ResultsFunctional CMD was associated with amplification of a (β = 55.944, 95% CI [21.112, 90.777], p = 0.002) and × (β = 44.069, 95% CI [20.182, 67.955], p < 0.001), b (β = −34.019, 95% CI [−50.865, −17.173], p < 0.001), j (β = −48.723, 95% CI [−71.272, −26.174], p < 0.001), and z (β = −31.047, 95% CI [−53.596, −8.498], p = 0.007) waves. Structural CMD was associated with blunted a (β = −76.938, 95% CI [−113.125, −40.751], p < 0.001) and j (β = 24.787, 95% CI [1.361, 48.213], p = 0.039).ConclusionEpicardial disease severity is minimally associated with alterations in the resting dU/dt pattern, whereas CMD endotypes are associated with distinctively altered intrabeat pulsatility characteristics. Stronger acceleration magnitudes at rest do not indicate a healthier microcirculation or absence of CMD.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02328820) 10.1111/micc.70021 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/