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Three questions (not so simple) on a 90% LAD lesion.

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

I don’t know whether I can say Yes*, physiologically, the high proximal pressure and low distal pressure help maintain the flow. Within this range, vascular smooth muscle in coronary arterioles adjusts resistance to maintain near-constant blood flow. Reference 1. Johnson NP, Gould KL, De Bruyne B.