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Table 2 82Rb PET/CT quantitative data

From: Interrelation between cardiac and brain small-vessel disease: a pilot quantitative PET and MRI study

Variables

Normal

N = 176

Small-vessel disease

N = 38

P value

Rest MBF LAD (mL/min/g)

0.9 ± 0.4

0.9 ± 0.3

0.48

Stress MBF LAD (mL/min/g)

2.5 ± 0.9

1.5 ± 0.4

0.0001

MFR LAD (1)

3.0 ± 1.1

1.7 ± 0.5

0.0001

Rest MBF LCX (mL/min/g)

1.0 ± 0.4

1.0 ± 0.3

0.67

Stress MBF LCX (mL/min/g)

2.6 ± 0.9

1.6 ± 0.5

0.0001

MFR LCX (1)

2.8 ± 1.0

1.6 ± 0.4

0.0001

Rest MBF RCA (mL/min/g)

1.0 ± 0.4

1.0 ± 0.3

0.74

Stress MBF RCA (mL/min/g)

2.7 ± 1.0

1.6 ± 0.5

0.0001

MFR RCA (1)

3.0 ± 1.2

1.7 ± 0.6

0.0001

Rest MBF LV (mL/min/g)

1.0 ± 0.4

1.0 ± 0.3

0.60

Stress MBF LV (mL/min/g)

2.6 ± 0.9

1.5 ± 0.4

0.0001

MFR LV (1)

2.9 ± 1.0

1.7 ± 0.5

0.0001

Rest LVEF (%)

59.8 ± 10.1

58.2 ± 11.6

0.40

Stress LVEF (%)

64.6 ± 11.0

62.4 ± 12.3

0.22

TID ratio (1)

1.0 ± 0.10

0.99 ± 0.10

0.76

  1. LAD, left anterior artery; LCX, left circumflex; RCA, right coronary artery; LV, left ventricle; LVEF, left-ventricle ejection fraction; MBF, myocardial blood flow; and MFR, myocardial flow reserve
  2. P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant