Table 2 Study participant characteristics
| Â | Volunteers | Patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | st-GrE | ktBLAST-SSFP | p value |
Age | 43 ± 20 | 64 ± 9 | 64 ± 11 | 0.89 |
Male | 8 (50%) | 10 (67%) | 13 (81%) | 0.3 |
Body Mass Index (kg/m 2 ) | 24 ±4 | 30 ± 5 | 28 ± 4 | 0.21 |
Diabetes | 0 | 6 (40%) | 7 (44%) | 1 |
Hypertension | 0 | 12 (80) | 9 (56%) | 0.25 |
Smoker | 0 | 2 (13%) | 2 (13%) | 1 |
Previous PCI | 0 | 0 | 4 (25%) | 0.02 |
LVEF | 58 ± 7% | 58 ±12% | 63 ±10% | 0.23 |
RVEF |  | 59 ± 8% | 60 ± 8% | 0.67 |
CAD | 0 | 12 (80%) | 13 (81%) | 1 |
Scar present | 0 | 5 (33%) | 2 (13%) | 0.22 |
Haemodynamics | ||||
HR rest | 69 ± 10 | 64 ± 15 | 65 ± 11 | 0.8 |
   stress |  | 85 ± 20 | 84 ± 15 | 0.93 |
SBP rest |  | 148 ± 21 | 132 ± 17 | 0.03 |
   stress |  | 142 ± 21 | 129 ± 23 | 0.15 |
RPP rest |  | 8851 ± 2545 | 8562 ± 1950 | 0.74 |
   stress |  | 10942 ± 2319 | 10823 ± 2662 | 0.91 |