Table 2.

Comparison of quantitative perfusion measurements between LAD-MB and patients without LAD-MB

Variable	Patients with LAD-MB (n = 17)	Patients without LAD-MB (n = 114)	p value
Global rest MBF (ml/g/min)	1.2 ± 0.3	1.0 ± 0.2	0.002
Global stress MBF (ml/g/min)	2.2 ± 0.4	2.3 ± 0.7	0.42
Global MPR	1.9 ± 0.5	2.3 ± 0.6	0.001

Values are shown as mean ± standard deviation

LAD left anterior descending artery, MB myocardial bridging, MBF myocardial blood flow, MPR myocardial perfusion reserve