Obesity is independently associated with coronary endothelial dysfunction in patients with normal or mildly diseased coronary arteries
Jassim Al Suwaidi, MB, ChB*,
Stuart T. Higano, MD, FACC*,
David R. Holmes, Jr., MD, FACC*,
Ryan Lennon, MS and
Amir Lerman, MD, FACC*
* Center for Coronary Physiology and Imaging, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Section of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

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Figure 1 Mean (± SE) of the percent change of coronary blood flow in response to acetylcholine in the study groups. % CBF Ach = % change of coronary blood flow in response to acetylcholine.
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