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Pulmonary Blood Volume Ratio Analysis The resting left anterior oblique end-diastolic frame was dis­played, and a computer generated pulmonary region of interest was placed over the left lung superior and lateral to the left ventricle (either adjacent to the left ventricle or the descending aorta) by use of a light pen technique (Fig 1). The [...]

Study Population We studied 53 patients (39 men, 14 women) who underwent rest and exercise RNA in the clinical assessment of possible coronary artery disease. Patients with valvular heart disease, permanent pacemakers, previous coronary artery revascularization (bypass or PTCA), congenital heart disease, and left bundle branch block were excluded. All patients were selected from our [...]