Increased B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Concentration Is Associated with Reduced Coronary Vasoreactivity in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy but Not in Healthy Young Subjects

Table 2

Hemodynamic data during PET studies [mean (SD)].

	Basal	Adenosine
Heart rate (beats/min)
Patients with DCM	72 (12)	83 (14)*
Healthy subjects	60 (9)	98 (10)*
Systolic bp (mmHg)
Patients with DCM	115 (16)	116 (11)
Healthy subjects	122 (12)	124 (14)
Diastolic bp (mmHg)
Patients with DCM	71 (10)	73 (7)
Healthy subjects	71 (11)	70 (11)
RPP (mmHg/min)
Patients with DCM	8193 (1245)	9520 (1692)*
Healthy subjects	7064 (1092)	12083 (1719)*

DCM: dilated cardiomyopathy, bp: blood pressure, RPP: rate pressure product (systolic bp × heart rate).
* 𝑃<.05 versus basal.