Research Article

Regadenoson-Stress Dynamic Myocardial Perfusion Improves Diagnostic Performance of CT Angiography in Assessment of Intermediate Coronary Artery Stenosis in Asymptomatic Patients

Table 2

Heart rate, blood pressure, and radiation exposure.

CTA/prior regadenoson
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rsCTP/post regadenoson
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Rest CTP ()

Heart rate (beats/min)67 ± 1393 ± 1474 ± 15
Blood pressure (mm Hg)
(i) Systolic143 ± 12147 ± 20
(ii) Diastolic86 ± 986 ± 10
Effective radiation dose (mSv)3.6 ± 0.98.9 ± 2.48.4 ± 2.1

Subset group () of patients with stress-induced CTP finding who underwent invasive coronary angiography. All parameters are mean values ± standard deviation. CTA: computed tomography angiography; CTP: computed tomography perfusion; rsCTP: regadenoson-induced stress CTP.