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Table 2 Vascular dynamic responses during three stages of the tilt table

From: Characteristics of cardiovascular responses to an orthostatic challenge in trained spinal cord-injured individuals

 

0° (rest)

40°

80°

Tr-AB

 HR (beats min−1)

58 ± 3

66 ± 3 **

74 ± 3 **

 SV (mL min−1)

104 ± 11

79 ± 6 *

71 ± 6 *

 Qc (L min−1)

6.0 ± 0.6

5.2 ± 0.5

5.2 ± 0.5

 SBP (mmHg)

116 ± 2

117 ± 3

118 ± 4

 DBP (mmHg)

61 ± 2

67 ± 3

69 ± 3

 MAP (mmHg)

80 ± 3

83 ± 4

85 ± 3 *

 TPR (mmHg L−1 min−1)

15 ± 3

17 ± 3

17 ± 2

UnTr-AB

 HR (beats min−1)

64 ± 2

78 ± 2 **

91 ± 4 **

 SV (mL min−1)

93 ± 6

73 ± 5 **

62 ± 4 **

 Qc (L min−1)

5.9 ± 0.4

5.7 ± 0.4

5.6 ± 0.4

 SBP (mmHg)

101 ± 10

109 ± 7

113 ± 5

 DBP (mmHg)

58 ± 6

67 ± 4 **

72 ± 2 **

 MAP (mmHg)

76 ± 7

85 ± 5 **

90 ± 3 **

 TPR (mmHg L−1 min−1)

14 ± 1

16 ± 2

17 ± 2

Tr-SCI

 HR (beats min−1)

73 ± 6

79 ± 6 **

85 ± 6 **

 SV (mL min−1)

78 ± 9

71 ± 10

74 ± 11

 Qc (L min−1)

5.5 ± 0.5

5.4 ± 0.6

6.1 ± 0.6

 SBP (mmHg)

115 ± 4

118 ± 2

124 ± 4

 DBP (mmHg)

70 ± 2

73 ± 1

76 ± 2

 MAP (mmHg)

85 ± 3

88 ± 1

92 ± 2

 TPR (mmHg L−1 min−1)

16 ± 2

17 ± 2

16 ± 2

  1. Heart rate (HR), stroke volume (SV), cardiac output (Qc), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and total peripheral resistance (TPR) were determined. Data are shown by mean ± SE
  2. *,** p < 0.05, 0.01 vs. 0 degree in each group, respectively