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. 2003 Oct;89(10):1231–1235. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1231

Table 2.

Quantitative results of positron emission tomography with nitrogen-13 ammonia

CCTGA isolated group A (n=7) CCTGA + anomalies group B (n=8) Control group (n=11)
Age (years) 30.3 (11.9) 30.6 (16.4) 26.2 (5.2)
MBFrest (ml/100g/min) 76 (9) 82 (28) 71 (21)
MBFrest normalised (ml/100 g/min) 78 (17) 72 (9) 75 (15)
MBFadenosine (ml/100 g/min) 195 (21)* 201 (27)* 309 (74)
Coronary flow reserve 2.5 (0.28)* 2.6 (0.48)* 4.0 (0.73)
MCRrest (mm Hg/ml/g/min) 125.5 (16.8) 141.3 (59.9) 141.6 (24.8)
MCRadenosine (mm Hg/ml/g/min) 50.4 (9.4)* 57.7 (21.3)* 36.6 (6.4)

Data are mean (SD).

*p<0.001 v healthy young adults.

MBF, myocardial blood flow; MCR, minimal coronary vascular resistance.