Abstract:The product of heart rate and blood pressure, (HR x BP), index of the myocardial oxygen consumption, was evaluated on 37 individuals with ages of between 32 and 65 years; 24 had ischemic heart disease with a disease of 1, 2 or 3 vessels, and 13 had non-significant lesions of 1 vessel (less than 75%) or no coronary heart disease (CHD). From the HR x BP correlation with the study of the angiograms of the coronary arteries, we verified that there was no distinction between patients. with CHD with or without an ej… Show more
The study demonstrated that RPP is associated with MPI findings using gated SPECT imaging with dipyridamole stress. However, to confirm this preliminary result, further studies are mandatory.
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