Dobutamine dose > 20 μg/kg/min induced maximal hyperemia much like adenosine.
Dobutamine-induced hyperemia is equivalent to adenosine-induced one only in patients with myocardial ischemia.
CFVR during inotropic stimulation provides more reliable functional evaluation of MB.
MB decompression is slow and incomplete, and reaches its maximum at mid-diastole.
MB compression at mid-to-end-diastole is higher in patients with myocardial ischemia.