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Table 2 Absolute myocardial perfusion measurements (in cc/g/min) and the ratio calculated as CPT/rest

From: Effect of short-term smoking & L-arginine on coronary endothelial function assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance cold pressor testing: a pilot study

 

Non-smokers

Smokers

Rest

CPT

Ratio

Rest(noARG)

CPT(noARG)

Ratio(noARG)

Rest(ARG)

CPT(ARG)

Ratio(ARG)

 

0.91

1.31

1.44

0.54

1.02

1.88

1.03

1.18

1.14

 

0.88

1.75

1.99

0.35

0.48

1.39

0.49

0.88

1.78

 

0.80

1.32

1.65

1.13

1.56

1.37

0.73

1.28

1.75

 

0.70

1.47

2.10

0.47

1.05

2.22

0.56

0.93

1.65

 

0.91

1.68

1.85

0.83

0.75

0.90

0.60

1.09

1.81

 

0.76

1.87

2.46

1.32

1.25

0.95

0.45

1.10

2.42

 

0.90

1.18

1.31

0.54

1.74

3.24

0.53

1.54

2.89

 

0.72

1.44

2.00

0.95

1.39

1.48

0.69

0.81

1.17

 

0.87

2.31

2.66

0.96

1.88

1.96

1.05

1.65

1.57

 

0.93

1.92

2.06

0.65

0.97

1.50

0.48

0.39

0.81

mean:

0.84

1.63*

1.95

0.77

1.21*$

1.69

0.66#

1.09*§

1.70

std:

0.08

0.33

0.40

0.30

0.42

0.65

0.21

0.35

0.58

  1. Rest: values under resting conditions; CPT: cold pressor test; Ratio: CPT over rest
  2. *p < 0.05 rest vs. CPT; #p < 0.05 rest (ARG) vs. Rest (non-smokers); $p < 0.05 CPT (noArg) vs. CPT (non-smokers); §p < 0.05 CPT (ARG) vs. CPT (non-smokers)
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