JNM
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Abstract Freely available
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Related articles in JNM
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Pellegrino, T.
Right arrow Articles by Cuocolo, A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Pellegrino, T.
Right arrow Articles by Cuocolo, A.

Relationship Between Brachial Artery Flow–Mediated Dilation and Coronary Flow Reserve in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

Teresa Pellegrino, MD1, Giovanni Storto, MD1,2, Pasquale Perrone Filardi, MD, PhD3, Anna Rita Sorrentino, MD, PhD1, Antonio Silvestro, MD3, Mario Petretta, MD3, Gregorio Brevetti, MD3, Massimo Chiariello, MD3, Marco Salvatore, MD1,2 and Alberto Cuocolo, MD1,2

1 Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, University Federico II, Napoli, Italy
2 Institute of Biostructure and Bioimages, National Council of Research, Napoli, Italy
3 Department of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular and Immunological Sciences, University Federico II, Napoli, Italy



View larger version (9K):

[in a new window]
  		FIGURE 1. Mean ± SD CFR estimated by 99mTc-sestamibi imaging in control subjects (controls) and in patients with PAD and brachial artery FMD above (group 1) or below (group 2) median. *P < 0.001 vs. control subjects. {dagger}P < 0.001 vs. group 1.

 


View larger version (6K):

[in a new window]
  		FIGURE 2. Individual values for CFR ({circ}) estimated by 99mTc-sestamibi imaging in control subjects (controls) and in patients with PAD (patients). •, mean ± SD.

 


View larger version (6K):

[in a new window]
  		FIGURE 3. Relationship between brachial artery FMD and CFR estimated by 99mTc-sestamibi imaging in patients with PAD, with no cardiac symptoms, and without evidence of CAD at stress SPECT.

 




HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY THE JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Copyright © 2005 by the Society of Nuclear Medicine.