Figure 3: Graphs of first-pass perfusion dynamics of LV blood, remote myocardium, and AAR. Left: Control animals (n = 6). Right: AAV-VEGF–treated animals (n = 6). Treated animals showed better perfusion than control animals at 8 weeks, as reflected by magnitude of signal intensity increase and maximum upslope of curves in AAR. a.u. = arbitrary units, Gd-DOTA = gadoterate meglumine.