Figure 6:
Prognostic significance of coronary endothelial vasoreactivity. Kaplan Meier curves showing event free survival in patients with normal (group 1, ΔMBF ≥40%), impaired (group 2, ΔMBF >0% and <40%) and decreased (group 3, ΔMBF <0%) myocardial blood flow (MBF) to cold pressor testing. Patients with impaired and decreased MBF response to sympathetic stimulation were at increased risk of developing adverse cardiac events.
From Schindler TH, Schelbert HR, Quercioli A, Dilsizian V. Cardiac PET imaging for the detection and monitoring of coronary artery disease and microvascular health. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010;3(6):623–640; with permission.