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Table 68 References, normal absolute myocardial blood flow at rest and stress and perfusion reserve in adults and children

From: Reference ranges (“normal values”) for cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in adults and children: 2020 update

First author, year

CMR technique

n, male:female

Age mean ± SD (years)

Wang, 2006 [192] a

1.5 T, T1weighted saturation recovery single-shot GRE, at rest and under adenosine stress

49:50

59 ± 11

Madriago, 2015 [196]

3 T, T1weighted saturation recovery single-shot GRE, at rest and under adenosine stress

11:9

8 ± 5

Brown, 2018 [195]

3 T, T1weighted saturation recovery single-shot GRE, at rest and under adenosine stress

19:23

23 (22–29)b

  1. n number of study participants, GRE gradient echo
  2. aAnalysis of a subset of healthy subjects (without hypertension, no use of antihypertensive or other medication for a cardiovascular condition, no diabetes, normal glucose tolerance, no smoking history and normal total cholesterol (< 240 mg/dl)) of the original cohort
  3. bMedian (interquartile range)