TABLE 1

Left Ventricular Perfusion Determined with Acetate and Ammonia

Patient no.	K₁ (acetate)	Perfusion
Patient no.	K₁ (acetate)	Acetate	Ammonia
1	0.41	0.43	0.43
2	0.81	1.00	0.93
3	0.59	0.65	0.64
4	0.63	0.72	0.85
5	0.58	0.63	0.76
6	1.49	2.51	2.18
7	0.85	1.16	1.33
8	1.62	2.77	2.71
9	1.98	3.73	3.08
10	1.05	1.48	1.48
11	1.59	2.70	2.02
12	0.57	0.66	0.74
13	0.83	1.04	1.15
14	0.45	0.48	0.65
15	0.65	0.77	0.68
16	1.59	2.71	2.43
17	0.58	0.65	0.83
18	0.85	1.07	1.08
19	1.28	1.96	2.26
20	1.23	1.87	1.72
21	1.35	2.13	2.66
22	0.64	0.77	0.95
23	1.34	2.11	2.15
24	0.83	1.08	1.22
Mean	0.99	1.46	1.45

Data are in mL/min/mL.