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Figure 1 Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging protocol to assess myocardial metabolism. After a 12-h overnight fast, all subjects underwent a PET imaging protocol (starting at 8:00 AM) to measure myocardial blood flow; myocardial oxygen consumption; myocardial glucose uptake and utilization; and myocardial fatty acid uptake, utilization, and oxidation.