Duration of adenosine-induced myocardial hyperemia - Insights from quantitative 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging.
Chrysoula GarefaDominik F SagerPascal S HeinigerSusanne MarkendorfTobia AlbertiniStjepan JurisicMarko GajicCatherine GebhardDominik C BenzAju P PazhenkottilAndreas A GiannopoulosPhilipp A KaufmannPiotr J SlomkaRonny Ralf BuechelPublished in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2024)
Intravenously applied adenosine induces a long-lasting hyperemic effect on the myocardium. Consequently, rapid stress-rest protocols could lead to an overestimation of rMBF and an underestimation of MFR.