Clinical characteristics of patients with normal angiograms or stenotic lesions
| Normal group (n=7) | Stenotic group (n=7) | |
| Sex (M/F) | 3/4 | 2/5 |
| Age (years) (range) | 56 (32–71) | 56 (30–80) |
| Previous splanchnic artery surgery | 0 | 2 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 2 | 3 |
| Active smoking (>10 cigarettes/day) | 3 | 5 |
| Pain after a meal | 4 | 5 |
| Pain during exercise | 2 | 6 |
| Weight loss >10% | 3 | 3 |
| Audible epigastric bruit | 1 | 2 |