TIMI frame count

Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction frame count(English)

  • defined as the number of cineframes required for contrast to reach a standardized distal coronary landmark in the culprit vessel. The number is expressed based upon a cinefilming rate of 30 frames/second. Thus, a frame count of 30 would mean that 1 second was required for dye to traverse the artery
  • TFC, TIMI
  • Coronary circulation, Cardiology
  • https://doi.org…01.CIR.93.5.879