Mean regional myocardial blood flow responses to cold pressor testing and glyceryl trinitrate in patients with regional myocardial perfusion defects and in patients with normal myocardial perfusion (controls)
| Group | Baseline | CPT | GTN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Values are mean (SD), ml/g/min. | |||
| *p ≤ 0.05 v corresponding baseline. | |||
| CPT, cold pressor test; GTN, glyceryl trinitrate. | |||
| Smokers | 0.83 (0.10) | 0.78 (0.16)* | 0.94 (0.05) |
| Hypercholesterolaemic | 0.70 (0.18) | 0.80 (0.26)* | 0.94 (0.18) |
| Hypertensive | 0.72 (0.16) | 0.90 (0.21)* | 0.93 (0.05) |
| Controls | 0.75 (0.15) | 1.38 (0.26)* | 0.94 (0.09) |