TABLE 4

RV/LV Uptake Ratio Among Patients with Abnormal and Normal Estimated Systolic Pulmonary Artery Pressures

ParameterSignificant elevation (estimated PAP ≥ 40 mm Hg)No significant elevation (estimated PAP < 40 mm Hg)P
RV/LV uptake ratio (non–attenuation-corrected)0.43 ± 0.120.32 ± 0.050.002
RV/LV uptake ratio (attenuation-corrected)0.5 ± 0.090.45 ± 0.110.2
  • PAP = pulmonary artery pressure.