Cardiovascular Research Glossary

Catheter-based imaging technique providing cross-sectional views of coronary vessel architecture from within the arteria...

Invasive imaging modality using ultrasound to visualize coronary artery wall structure and guide interventional procedur...

A statistical method for displaying time-to-event data, showing the probability of survival or event-free survival over...

The difference between immediate post-procedural minimal lumen diameter and minimal lumen diameter at follow-up angiogra...

Thrombotic occlusion of a coronary stent occurring between 30 days and 1 year after implantation, representing delayed h...

A key cardiac function measurement expressed as a percentage of blood pumped out of the left ventricle with each heartbe...

Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events, an expanded composite endpoint including stroke alongside traditional...

A composite endpoint commonly used in cardiovascular trials, typically including cardiovascular death, myocardial infarc...

The narrowest point of a coronary artery segment as measured by quantitative coronary angiography.

An angiographic assessment of microvascular perfusion that evaluates tissue-level reperfusion beyond epicardial coronary...

An imaging technique using microbubble contrast agents to assess myocardial perfusion and viability.

Nuclear cardiology technique that evaluates blood flow to heart muscle using radioactive tracers.

Testing to determine whether dysfunctional cardiac tissue retains metabolic activity and may recover function after reva...

Impaired myocardial perfusion despite restoration of epicardial coronary flow after reperfusion therapy.

Impaired myocardial perfusion despite successful epicardial coronary artery recanalization following PCI.

A clinical trial design that aims to demonstrate a new treatment is not worse than standard therapy by more than a prede...

Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, a type of heart attack diagnosed without characteristic ST-segment elevation on...

N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide, a biomarker used for heart failure diagnosis and prognosis.

New York Heart Association functional classification system (I-IV) for heart failure symptom severity based on activity...

High-resolution intravascular imaging modality providing detailed visualization of coronary artery wall structure and st...

A statistical measure indicating the probability that observed results occurred by chance, with P<0.05 typically conside...

A composite outcome measure that includes all-cause death, any myocardial infarction, and any revascularization.

Standardized instruments capturing patient perspectives on symptoms, functional status, and quality of life without clin...

A class of cholesterol-lowering drugs that block proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9.