Table 3 Positron emission tomogaphy data at enrolment and after 6 months of treatment.
Group 1 | Group 2 | |||||
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Enrolment | 6 months (placebo) | p Value | Enrolment | 6 months (carvedilol) | p Value | |
Rest MBF | 0.65 (0.28) | 0.63 (0.26) | NS | 0.56 (0.20) | 0.53 (0.21) | NS |
Dip‐MBF | 1.08 (0.49) | 1.02 (0.34) | NS | 1.16 (0.7) | 1.37 (0.64) | NS |
CFR | 1.80 (0.84) | 1.77 (0.6) | NS | 2.05 (0.74) | 2.71 (1.37) | 0.003 |
Rest nMBF | 0.67 (0.20) | 0.68 (0.21) | NS | 0.59 (0.21) | 0.67 (0.30) | 0.041 |
CFR, coronary flow reserve; Dip, dipyridamole; MBF, myocardial blood flow; nMBF, regional MBF at rest normalised to rate pressure product.