Systolic Wall Thickening
| Relative thickening (%) | Baseline | Stenosis | Arbutamine (ng/kg/min) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10 | 50 | 100 | 250 | |||||||
| Stenotic | 22.7 ± 2.8 | 21.2 ± 2.4 | 24.6 ± 2.4* | 21.6 ± 2.6 | 21.5 ± 2.4 | 21.0 ± 2.4 | 16.4 ± 3.7 | ||||
| Normal | 17.9 ± 2.2 | 16.3 ± 1.8 | 17.7 ± 2.6 | 17.6 ± 1.6 | 21.7 ± 2.2 | 22.7 ± 2.4 | 23.0 ± 2.7 | ||||
↵* P < 0.05 vs. stenosis.
Relative thickening = [(systolic thickness − diastolic thickness)/diastolic thickness] × 100%. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM.