Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) Measurement Questions & Answers

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Eiman Jahangir, MD, FACC Cardiologist

Eiman Jahangir, MD, FACC is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association

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John A McPherson, MD, FACC, FACP Professor of Medicine, Sol and Marvin Rosenblum Chair in Medical Education, Vice-Chair for Education, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

John A McPherson, MD, FACC, FACP is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Cardiology, American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine

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Karlheinz Peter, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine, Monash University; Head of Centre of Thrombosis and Myocardial Infarction, Head of Division of Atherothrombosis and Vascular Biology, Associate Director, Baker Heart Research Institute; Interventional Cardiologist, The Alfred Hospital, Australia

Karlheinz Peter, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Heart Association, German Cardiac Society, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

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