Table 1.

Patient 1’s serial fluorodeoxyglucose–positron emission tomography scans

Scan number	Months post-initial scan	Immunosuppressant	SUV	LVEF (%)	MBF (mL/g/min)	% Scarring
1 (initial)	0	—	9.9	35	1.12	0%
2	12	Methotrexate	—	52	1.08	0%
3	20	—	4.2	48	0.91	0%
4	26	20 mg prednisone	—	54	1.05	0%