PS257 Gender Differences in Peak-Stress Myocardial Blood in Patients with Suspected CAD: A Study with 13N-Ammonia Pet

PET myocardial perfusion represents the current reference technique for quantification of rest myocardial blood flow (rMBF), stress MBF (sMBF) and myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR). It has been described that rMBF is higher in female patients than in their male counterparts and several hypothesis might explain such difference, including the hormonal and lipid profile. Nevertheless, there has not been description of a difference in sMBF and MPR between men and women. Both these measures are being considered to offer diagnostic value in the setting of coronary artery disease (CAD) although no gender adjustment is performed.
Source: CVD Prevention and Control - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tags: Poster Abstract Source Type: research