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The sigmoid line shows resting coronary blood flow which has an autoregulated range at physiological pressure. Following metabolic demands the coronary circulation undergoes vasodilatation which when maximal becomes a pressure driven system (the oblique straight line). The difference between the two lines is the coronary flow reserve which is a variable parameter depending on the perfusion pressure.
