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This study was designed to assess the hemodynamic effects of transplant vasculopathy on myocardial blood flow and vasomotion.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Methods and Results<\/jats:italic>Thirty-two patients were studied 1 to 2 years after cardiac transplantation by use of positron emission tomography (n=32), intravascular ultrasound (n=26), coronary angiography (n=32), and endomyocardial biopsy (n=32). Twenty healthy individuals served as control subjects. Quantitative intravascular ultrasound was used to compute coronary lumen area, intimal thickness, and intimal index [Intima Area\/(Intima+Lumen Area)]. Myocardial blood flow was quantified with the use of<jats:sup>13<\/jats:sup>N-ammonia\/positron emission tomography. Mean myocardial blood flow was higher in the transplant patients than in control subjects (0.94\u00b10.26 versus 0.68\u00b10.16 mL\u00b7min<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\u00b7g<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;.0005). Cold increased myocardial blood flow to 0.79\u00b10.18 mL\u00b7min<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\u00b7g<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>in control subjects but not in patients (0.98\u00b10.36 mL\u00b7g<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\u00b7min<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>). Hyperemic myocardial blood flow was lower in patients than in control subjects (1.69\u00b10.78 versus 2.30\u00b10.32 mL\u00b7min<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\u00b7g<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;.05) and was inversely related to maximal intimal thickness and intimal index (all<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;.05). The myocardial flow reserve was reduced in patients (1.82\u00b10.55 versus 3.45\u00b11.03;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;.0001).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>The degree of intimal thickening is correlated with abnormalities in coronary function in patients with diffuse cardiac allograft vasculopathy. 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